Can I install redhat rpm packages in Suse?.

linux123456 · 10-16-2004, 12:05 AM

Hi,
Can I install redhat rpm packages in Suse 9.1?.
Thanks

micxz · 10-16-2004, 12:22 AM

Well rpm's are usually OS specific. You should build it from source or try precompiled first. But I think if you use the argument --nodeps and try the application most likely will work (I hope??) I did this recently for a yahoo messenger client. What's the app may I ask?

reddazz · 10-16-2004, 12:42 AM

You'll be lucky if you get them to install at all since Suse and Redhat are so different even though they use the same package system. Some Redhat rpms will work on Mandrake but with minimal success.

Joe Nayares · 10-16-2004, 02:41 AM

Usually at the same place where you get your RPM'S there will be several different versions of the RPM if you choose the one
with src. either at the end of the filename or at the beggining like src.foo.rpm or foo.rpm.src or whatever.src
it iis a source RPM that has not been tweaked for a particular distro and more than likely it will install in any RPM based distro like Suse, Mandrake, Linare, Red Hat and many more
Joe

DavidPhillips · 10-16-2004, 03:16 AM

You can look at it and see what it's going to do and see if there are dependencies. It really depends on the rpm.

Also the statements above are correct. If your using yast try to find it through the search from software install, or import the rpm into yast and see what it looks like.

oily_rags · 10-16-2004, 06:06 PM

I installed the redhat gaim rpm's on my suse system and it's working perfectly, it depends on what program.

kastorff · 10-16-2004, 06:16 PM

That's been my experience too; sometimes the rpms from another distro will work fine. It's definitely worth using those specific to your distro first, and perhaps even compiling from source, before you take a chance.