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travisl
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 Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:13 am Post subject: Installing Binary / RPMS ETC |
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HI All,
thanks for taking the time to read this. What I want to do as I have a slow machine (1ghtz) is to be able to install packages (binary, RPM's, Slackware) etc. without the need to compile from source (I know this breaks gentoo's selling point) I just need an easy way to install a package to see if I like it then I can build it from source when I have time. Does anyone have an detailed how to's on this or any suggestions.
cheers
Travis
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Ben2040
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Hi
If you really have to install binary packages, then you simply:
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# rpm <package-name-here>
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You'll probably have to use --nodeps though, as rpm won't know about the already installed packages on the system.
Ben
EDIT - Just adding to uninstall you simply go:
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# rpm -e <package-name-here>
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echo6
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| For Debian packages you can do ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge ipkg-utils |
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travisl
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:58 pm Post subject: thanks |
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thanks guys for the help
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