On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:01:45 -0800 (PST)
ann kok wrote:
> 1/ How can I get this program install if yum won't find it?
Generally speaking it's best to stick with rpm installs on a Centos system
but
if something consists of, for example, one single executable file, then you can
just copy that anywhere that's convenient and run it from there. (Put it
in /usr/local/bin if you want multiple users to have access to it, put it into
~/bin if you just want to use it yourself. That way it's on your default
path.)
> 2/ Can I use fedora12 fping rpm to install on it?
Some Fedora srpms can be recompiled for Centos. Sometimes it's a simple
matter
of "rpmbuild --rebuild whatever.srpm", sometimes you have to edit the
.spec
file to make it work. And sometimes it doesn't work at all, depending on
other
factors like dependencies.
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