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jonnyursin

06-26-2008 07:18 PM

Basic questions about rpm and yum.

Hello,

As a Linux newbie I have to ask, what is the difference between YUM and RPM? Are they both ways to compile/build my software automatically? How are they different? Any tips would be great.

~J

{BBI}Nexus{BBI}

06-26-2008 09:32 PM

Google is your friend :)

YUM http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/

RPM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_Package_Manager

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