.rpm on Slackware?

mikeshn · 12-21-2002, 06:21 AM

can .rpm packages be installed on Slackware?

Thanks
M.S.

Mephisto · 12-21-2002, 08:02 AM

This should probably be moved to the Slackware forum but what the heck.

Yes you can install RPMs on Slackware but it is not recommended. There is a program call rpm2tgz included in Slackware that converts an RPM into a tgz file so it can be installed.

You can also use RPM itself, there are a couple of mini-how-tos on that, just Google for Slackware and RPM. I have an instinctual distrust of mixing two different package managers (rpm and tgz) on one system though. So rpm2tgz is your better bet.

moses · 12-22-2002, 02:36 AM

The reason you wouldn't want to use RPM packages on a non-rpm
based distribution is that you will get many dependency errors due
to the fact that none of the installed software is listed in the rpm
"database". So, if you translate the packaging from rpm style to
tarball style, you can just install it w/o all the hassle and frustration
of making sure rpm can find all of your installed software.