Re: [cobalt-users] pkg, rpm or both??

[Zinneken <zinneken@xxxxxxxxx>]

And what about .noach.rpm files? also rebuild?

The help here is brilliant!! I know I am asking the questations as I
go along in my search for software to put on my raq. Is there a
ressource where I might find all this information so I don't have to
ask all the time?


--- roland <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In SSH
> > "and rpm --rebuild the src.rpm file"
> > how do I do this?
> > 
> > --- roland <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > All pkgs are for Cobalt RaQ/Qube servers.
> > > Most RPMs built for glibc 2.0/2.1 (aka libc6) will work on it.
> > > Solaris RPMs won't work as RaQ's use Linux.
> > > You can run RPMs for Red Hat Linux on a RaQ but remember that
> the
> > > OS on RaQ 
> > > 4/XTR/550 is based on Red Hat Linux 6.2 still most stuff
> compiled
> > > for 7.x 
> > > will work.
> > > Often, if its got a .src.rpm get that and rpm --rebuild the
> src.rpm
> > > file 
> > > which will compile it against the librarys on your system and
> make
> > > a RPM 
> > > thats compiled against the stuff on your system.
> > > > Thanks Roland!
> > > > 
> > > > Most of the time there is no version labeled "for cobalt
> raq", so
> > > in
> > > > this case, which version of pkg or rpm should I choose to
> install
> > > on
> > > > my raq?
> > > > 
> > > > RedHat
> > > > Solaris
> > > > other Linux/unix flavour
> > > > 
> > > > ???
> > > > 
> > > > --- roland <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > Both and .tar.gz/.tgz/.tar source code.
> > > > > Loading a pkg just usally loads a RPM.
> > > > > > Which files can be used to install soft in the RAQ4? PKG
> > > > > packages?
> > > > > > RPM packages? Or both? Or even more?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Kind of confused as you can see...
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Thanks for helping out :)
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