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07-15-2003, 07:07 PM
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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Sammamish, WA, USA
Distribution: Gentoo
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I don't have redhat. Can I use a redhat rpm?
I want to install FVWM and I can't figure out how to compile the source (./configure && make && make install?) so I was going to use an rpm but they only have rpms for RedHat on the FVWM site. Will I screw up my system by installing an RPM for RedHat?
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07-15-2003, 09:47 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia, USA
Distribution: Debian 12
Posts: 8,398
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"Will I screw up my system by installing an RPM for RedHat?"
No. A Red Hat rpm is less likely to work on Mandrake than a Mandrake rpm, but if it doesn't work, no harm done. Just uninstall it if it doesn't work.
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07-16-2003, 07:25 PM
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Plymouth, England.
Distribution: Mostly Debian based systems
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Sometimes RPMs install into different places - for instance, I tried to install an RH rpm file onto my Mandy system and it installed in into /opt instead of /usr. It worked, just, but some functions took some tweaking since it couldn't find the correct elements - they were present, just not where it thought they should be!
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07-17-2003, 06:17 AM
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Registered: Mar 2003
Location: London, UK
Distribution: RedHat 9.0 + Win2k not dual boot
Posts: 73
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from here:
http://www.fvwm.org/download/
you can download the source and compile if yourself on your pc. Then is should install correctly.
Medic6666
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