JJB wrote:
Another question:
If a product says this:
2.6+ kernel Linux distributions / x86_64
Can I tell if it will install on SUSE from that little bit of info? In this case, the product is called Splunk (Splunk.com)
Thanks,
- Joel
Joel, 64 bit architecture packages are a little trickier... Without going into great detail, if you want to install "packageA_x86_64" then packageA and all of the things packageA depends on must be 64bit and must be installed on your system for packageA to work. There are sever packages for which no 64bit base files exist. Conversely, if you have a 32bit package, you can install that on your 64bit system and it should work. There was a great discussion on this list a few days ago that addressed this in detail by folks that know a whole lot more about 64bit stuff than I do. I don't know what splunk is, but if it just relies on standard 64bit files to be installed on your system, which based upon: "System Requirements Please check the release notes and download page for details on known issues. Host Operating System Linux 2.6+ kernel Linux distributions (32-bit and 64-bit) and major 2.4+ kernel Linux distributions with NPTL (32-bit only) Solaris 8, 9 & 10 / Sparc Solaris 9 & 10 / x86 Mac OS X 10.4 / PPC & x86 FreeBSD 6.1 or later" seems to be the case, then you shouldn't have any problems installing and running it. What I would do, if I were you, is go to splunk.com, grab splunk-3.0.2-24828-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm and save it somewhere on your drive and then (as root): rpm -Uvh splunk-3.0.2-24828-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm If you are missing a dependency, rpm will tell you. You (knock on wood) are very very unlikely to hurt anything by trying to install it. If it doesn't work and you want to get it off your system, the (as root): rpm -e splunk -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org