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Re: [TCLUG:498] RPMs (was ssh 1.25)



Sometime around the 3rd of July in 1998, the wannabe 3|173 h4ck3r Christopher Reid Palmer sed:

> Ooooh! Look! I'm a big boy now, and have discovered how to delete parts of
> the previous message I'm not replying to!

Hah, as can I.

> (1) Many, many distributions use RPM.
> (2) *All* distributions can, if you install it.

I've never had any luck doing so.

> When RPM works, which is not always, it is better than .tar.gz. It keeps a
> database of stuff on your system, it makes things easier to uninstall, and
> it makes things easier to upgrade and patch.

You still can't make me like them ;)

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