Manage RPM packages on Mandriva

[Gunner 1]

Hello,
I have several questions about the management of RPM on Mandrake:
1] Is there a special web site where you can get packages that are not on the CD install Mandrake.
2] RPM packages for other distributions (eg Red Hat) are compatible with those of Mandrake?
3] Can I install packages [i386 | i486 | i586]. Rpm on a i686 machine?
This may sound to you a little silly, but I am now to linux operating system and I need your help. Thanks in advance.

[GlassFish]

Hello,
I think some times in mandriva the package manager is not good, but other times (especially when it has to do with config files or the kernel), the rpm is not compatible, this remains the method of compiling the sources. Any special reason for choosing the mandriva linux operating system, there are many linux distribution now, I think ifyou are new then you should shift to ubuntu, because it is very user friendly than any other linux distribution.

[spuff]

Hello,
Even I have similar kind of a question. Is there a risk of system corrupt if I am going to use mandirva linux. In the worst cases, while in the case of incompatibility issues, the installation fails: Correct? I think I need more information from you guys so that I can choose a correct operating system. But i thin mandriva is cool and I liked it. So, please consider that I would like to work on mandriva.

[Linux-Us]

Hello,
No, I do not think that there is any risk of file system corrupt in mandirva. More seriously, improper installation will not crash your system (except in exceptional cases), at worst you have error messages, but nothing too serious. As long as the correct files are copied to the right places you will have no problems at all. I think you can carry on with mandriva linux.

[NetWorkInG]

Hello,
The worst cases I have pointed to an installation package? A message telling you that the RPM is in conflict with one another. Up to you if you ignore the message and installs anyway (risky unless you know what you do). Otherwise, they tell you that sometimes the rpm can not be installed because of dependencies missing (the advantage of using urpmi, which manages the dependencies).

[NetworkeR]

Hello,
Mandrake is a GNU / Linux, like Debian, Fedora, Red Hat, Suse, or even see Gentoo. So apt-get and rpm are both package managers (apt-get for RPM and DEB to RPM). DEB is the format of debian package. RPM is the Red Hat (Redhat Package Manager), also used by Mandrake (which was originally a Red Hat). urpmi is a wrapper that uses rpm developer by Mandrake for its own source RPMs. Hope this information will help you.