Are Redhat 9 and Mandrake 9.1 programs compatible?
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Are Redhat 9 and Mandrake 9.1 programs compatible?
I have both and prefer Mandrake so I want to install some extra programs I want from Redhat to Mandrake. I just downloaded them about 4 days ago and a complete Linux newbie and convert. After discovering Linux I'm a changed man. Thanks in advance.
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Mandrake is originally based on Red Hat, and I have found many RPM packages that work on both. Try them and see. I assume when you use the software manager to install the packages, it will complain about gpg signatures. Tell it to try and install anyway, and see if they work OK. If not, go to www.rpmfind.net and get Mandrake equivalents.
But that was in 1999 or so. The reason they are still compatible in many parts is that they use similar package names and similar technologies, i.e. GCC version and core component. On the src.rpm level, they are increasingly incompatible due to custom RPM macros.
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Are Redhat 9 and Mandrake 9.1 programs compatible?
The reason they are still compatible in many parts is that they use similar package names and similar technologies, i.e. GCC version and core component. On the src.rpm level, they are increasingly incompatible due to custom RPM macros.
