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Old 09-07-2003, 11:10 AM   #1
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can you rename rpm's ?


well, can you rename rpms and they'll still be fully functional ?

my graphics card driver rpm is called sometthing quite ridiclous --- can I rename it to graphics card.rpm ?

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Old 09-07-2003, 11:15 AM   #2
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you mean the file? yeah call it anything at all, doesn't affect a thing. the packagename will not change though.
 
Old 09-09-2003, 11:33 AM   #3
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wicked, thanks for the help.
 
  


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