Re: [cobalt-users] RPM vs .pkg --- Qube3

[Malcolm McLeary <mmcleary@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Tom,

on 1/10/01 5:22 PM, Tom N. Eastgard at tom@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> How much difference is there between the Red Hat package (RPM) and
> what is apparently the cobalt version - .pkg formats?  I take it
> they are not interchangeable?
> 
> Anyone point me to a "tips" sheet on manual installs on a Qube3?
> (I've read the knowlegebase statement....)

A Cobalt .pkg actually contains rpms ... it also contains extra bits used by
the GUI install process.

You can install rpms ... you just have to do it manually ... just like you'd
do on any Red Hat box.

Recently I installed FileMaker Server on a Qube3 ... it wasn't a .pkg ... it
was a standard rpm ... just followed the instructions and it worked fine.

Cheers,  Malcolm

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