rpms under slackware, was: Re: :get::quiet broken/missing?

[Joseph C. Lininger]

Be very careful if you do this, as the slackware setup is different from
that used by redhat. Make sure to inspect the rpm before installing to
ensure that it will do what you expect.
--
Joseph C. Lininger
jbahm at pcdesk.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg at romuald.net.eu.org>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 2:34 PM
Subject: rpms under slackware, was: Re: :get::quiet broken/missing?


> You can use rpm which comes with slackware, or use rpm2tgz to generate
> tgz packages out of the rpms, and use installpkg as you would with a
> regular tgz package.
>
> Greg
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 09:22:42PM +0100, Darragh wrote:
> > Can apt be used to install RPMs in Slackware 9.1?
> >
> > Maybe a stupid question.  I'll hopefully get time to read more about it
> > on Saturday.
> >
> > Darragh
> >
>
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