Any difference? "Firefox.rpm" "Firefox.rpm.bin"

Mic Q · 04-20-2005, 05:13 AM

1. Is there any difference between a filename ending with ".rpm" and ".rpm.bin" ?

2. I tried to install the MozillaFirefox-1.0.3-0.1.i586.rpm ( filesize=7.5MB) and found out that a file is missing :
" libgssapi_krb5.so.2 is needed by MozillaFirefox-1.0.3-0.1 "

So I downloaded another Firefox file; MozillaFirefox-1.0.3-0.1.i586.rpm.bin (filesize=8.2MB) and the installation goes on smoothly,

Any idea what is happening?

XavierP · 04-20-2005, 05:43 AM

A .bin is also an installer, it's just a little more automated. If you have a dependency issue, you will likely have the same issue with the .bin file. You should install the library that is required and then try the install.

Mic Q · 04-20-2005, 06:44 PM

thanks for confirmation that rpm.bin can be used as installer.

anyway as I had said earlier

.rpm (filesize -=7.5MB) cannot installed

but

.rpm.bin (filesize = 8.2MB) installed okay.

so for anyone experiencing the same problem with the .rpm file, just try to download the .rpm.bin and good luck

got_nix · 05-04-2005, 02:03 AM

where'd you get that rpm file. i'm runnig suse 9.2 and can't find ne rpm later than 1.0 and the tar file i'm having a bit of trouble with.

got_nix · 05-06-2005, 02:15 AM

tis okay i installed from the tar file i got from mozilla.org and linked the firefox.sh file to an shortcut and everythings now fine.