rpm names
 

Hi,

What does .el mean when its in the name of an rpm file?


Thanks for helping
Randy

Enterprise Linux

thanks you very much

Certainly. You might also find these in RPM names:

• x86, arm, x86_64 - architecture
• ppc, ppc64 - architectures
• el - enterprise linux
• fedoraXX - for fedora version XX
• mga - for mageia

The 'el' designation means the package will work on any EL compatible distro's such as Centos, Scientific Linux or RHEL.