chas wrote:
I find myself finally having to embrace that OS which is fast becoming the Microsoft of the linux world - Redhat.
<grin>
Coming from a FreeBSD background, I trust it won't be too much of a culture shock but have one question in particular :
On FreeBSD, we have 'packages' and 'ports' which make installation of software quite easy. I notice that linux has its RPM's which are even more extensive - going down to the Zope product level in some cases.
i also came to RedHat-based linux (BlackCat) having FreeBD background, and i miss the ports collection very much.
would you use the RPMs or go with src ?
in most cases, i prefer to fetch (or make myself) the source rpm, and build binary rpms on my computer. this gives me the better chance that the package is built with right libraries (which is not always the case for binaries packed elsewhere), and allows to remove/upgrade the package more easily and to share the binaries with my colleagues. best wishes, alex.