On 10/01/05 09:52 PM, L. Mark Stone
Is it that rpms prepared for SuSE 9.1 can be used on SLES9?
So that if SLES9 did not include a package like, say, nagios-nrpe, that the nagios-nrpe version for SuSE 9.1 could be installed instead?
Yes, with certain caveats. Its not something I'd do on a production system, as I would have to manually maintain the package and make sure everyone else who might maintain the system was aware of what I had to do, certain paths might need tweaking depending on what your installing. Also dont install a kernel rpm, not only will it invalidate any support contract, there are a significant number of 'extras' such as uml included in the sles9 that are unlikely to be in any 9.1. If it is for a production system, I'd get the source rpms and rebuild for the target, it'll make maintenance a lot easier. Regards, Ben