Fwd: Re: installation errors

[Kevin D. Knerr, Sr.]

Silly me--didn't hit the "reply to all" . . .

------ Forwarded message ------
    From: "Kevin D. Knerr, Sr." <barthel@calainar.pennswald.pri>
 Subject: Re: installation errors
    Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 08:52:01 -0400 (EDT)
      To: ftobin@uiuc.edu

On 30 May, Frank Tobin wrote:
> Royal Harvey, at 12:58 -0700 on Tue, 30 May 2000, wrote:

8<snip>8

>> Frank Tobin suggested that I try RPM.  What is RPM?
> 
> RedHat Package Manager.  Sorta of a pre-compiled distribution installation
> system.  I can't remember offhand who is distributing the RPM for GnuPG
> (it's not official from Werner, IIRC).  Can't provide you with details on
> how to handle it on a Slackware system either.

Use rpm2targz to convert the Red Hat package to a Slackware package.
Then use installpkg or upgradepkg as appropriate.

8<end forwarded message>8

Note: you may need to verify the directory assumptions made by RedHat,
as Slackware is a bit more BSDish (a lot more since the merger <g>).

Barthel
-- 
   ld_barthel@yahoo.com | http://geocities.com/Area51/Shire/4063
       Organization: The Pennswald Group -- Linux powered!!
gpg fingerprint: 8D3F 4BFF D36B BFCC FEE5  86A0 2AAF D3DA C395 641E

Biblical Western: "The Israelites journeyed by stages..."