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Aunty Em said:
Thanks for the link. Can anyone tell me what rpms are?
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RPM roughly means three things:

* a program intended to install or create packages,
* a format used in packages (source or binary) created by the program rpm,
*a file called package which contains whether a binary or sources along with an information header about how to install/uninstall the program

The program rpm is, from the user's point of view, a powerful package manager. It acts as a "conductor" for any action on rpm packages. Among other things, it can:

* install or upgrade a package verifying dependencies,
* while installing a package, perform actions in order to make the program installed ready to use,
* restore accidentally erased files from a package,
*tell if a package is already installed,
*find to which package belongs a particular file,


http://www.mandrakelinux.com/howtos/mdk-rpm/
 
This is where I usually look first, but read the stuff at OLI's link first. I am afflicted by that age old disease where I expect everyone else to know everything I know. :D
 
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