From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wladimir Foo Subject: Re: RPM packaging Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:29:53 -0400 Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <200209281129.53047.wfoo@linuxvoodoo.com> References: <200209281329.29651.adam@luchjenbroers.com> Reply-To: wfoo@linuxvoodoo.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200209281329.29651.adam@luchjenbroers.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: adam@luchjenbroers.com, linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org > Where can I find tutorials on packaging my own RPMs? try freshrpms.net - They have a short, yet helpful tutorial there. rpm.org the official site also has info there. I would suggest trying freshrpms.net first before moving on to the more technical info. > Also, if I install a source RPM, is it as easily removable as a regular > RPM. What known techniques are there to tie multiple packaging systems > together (eg, Loki style game distribution). We use apt (Advanced packing tool) found in Debian GNU/Linux together with RPM in our distribution (Voodoo Linux). Using our version of kpackager it's closely resembles the Loki Update tool. -- Linux hardware help Linux News Searchable HOWTO database Linux gaming 24-hour technical support Linux Systems Linux compatible hardware/sales http://www.linuxvoodoo.com perl -le '$_="75>42833<33.=3?,13406577073890:;90833<330690<3!!";tr[0-?][ YXOUIWLVETHDCNM];print' - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs