Re: rpms and dependencies
From: Tim Kynerd (jxd194702_at_sneakemail.com)
Date: 04/22/04
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 07:45:26 +0200
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 03:20:08 +0000, mjt wrote:
> John Rowell wrote:
>
>> I really want to get into Linux but everywhere I go looking for info I
>> hear about RPMs and dependencies and unintelligible terminology that I
>> can't figure out. All this scares me. I've used Win98 and now WinXP. I'm
>> seriously considering Suse 10 or Mandrake 10 (not sure which to go
>> with). But if I have to endure anything like the dependency horror
>> stories I hear, it wouldn't be worth it. Any encouragement?
>
> http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm/
> http://fou4s.gaugusch.at/
> .
This raises a question.
I recently installed apt4rpm and am, of course, loving it. But: if you go
to that page and follow the instructions, you end up in a directory that
contains about five different versions of every package. How are you
supposed to know which one to download, or does it matter?
I simply downloaded what looked to be the most recent versions of the
packages I needed, and it seems to work fine. But I'm still wondering if
that's the correct approach. The instructions are curiously silent on this
point.
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