Talk:How can I install RPM packages on rPath Linux?
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I've been googling for a while now on how to install RPM packages on rPath. I'm a newbie and I do not know yet how to compile and manually install it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
- Benhur99ph 01:12, 19 October 2007 (EDT)
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Benhur99ph, What RPM are you trying to install? Generally you can create a conary recipe that pulls in a binary rpm and then install the resulting conary package.
I'm trying to install ingres 2006 and when I try to install it using ./ingres_express_install.sh it says rpm: command not found. I found out that there is no rpm command on rPath. How do you do that thing that you mentioned about creating a recipe? Thanks.
Benhur99ph, are you working with a software appliance by Ingres that is based on rPath Linux? I think Ingres should be able to help with that error, if so. rPath Linux as a distribution based on the Conary package management (see Conary), and software appliances based on rPath Linux use Conary instead of RPM. I think what you are probably seeing is software that is originally provided as an RPM package, but that has been packaged for Conary for the appliance (either from a source RPM or from a binary). I can't verify any of this as I am not part of Ingres' support for the appliance, I just thought I would let you know the differences between RPM and Conary. --Stef 00:03, 22 October 2007 (EDT)
Thanks for the info stef. I'll try to download and install a non-RPM version.
Benhur99ph, Ingres has already put a significant amount of effort into writing Conary packages for Ingres. I am talking to them to see if they might be willing to make the recipe public, so you can build packages for whatever Ingres version you would like. In the meantime, I suggest that you try to their Icebreaker free trial: http://ingres.com/downloads/prod-cert-download.php (Full disclosure: I used to work at Ingres and on the Icebreaker project)
This conversation has prompted me to create the following FAQ page for those searching for answers in the future: FAQ:Installing_RPM_packages_on_rPath_Linux --Stef 11:32, 22 October 2007 (EDT)
Stef, thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions. For now, I'll wait if and when Ingres makes the recipe public.
We are currently evaluating Icebreaker and its follow up Openwater. But we'd like to try to install Ingres as a stand-alone database in Linux particularly rPath.