rpm system ?

[apaschou]

Hello,

I just installed XFree on OS X 10.1

I wanted to test a linux graphical application. I donwloaded a rpm file. But the problem is that rpm tools are not installed on Mac OS X.

So I decided to install rpm tool. But these one are all .rpm

Where can I start ? I can't install rpm tools if they are .rpm themselves.

Does someone have a solution ?

 

[jimr]

there are actually a few rare instances
of rpms and there was a port of rpm for OSX however you got the wrong hardware and even PPC stuff won't work ...

try fink:

http://fink.sourceforge.net/

a debian package manager and a growing list of binaries.

also you can download source packages and it will compile them automatically for you....

however

read the finking FAQ and all the finking Docs. otherwise you may fricasee your fracass and really end up in a funk.

You can use the Xwindows which you just installed, or you may erase it and have fink install one for you.

 

[paulsomm]

http://fink.sourceforge.net, as stated above, is highly recommended. Also using http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net/packages/

RPM is usually a binary file (unless labeled like .src.rpm), meaning the stuff in it is compiled for Linux (either intel, linuxppc, or whatever) and won't run on OSX. I doubt you'll ever find an RPM tool for OSX. fink is out, and fink is based on the debian package manager which is nice.

I personally use the gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net packages b/c they're set to use the Installer, so when Apple finally puts in an uninstall button in the Installer.app I can manage all my apps from one place (in the meantime gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net has a perl script that can do installs and uninstalls of .pkg files from the terminal)