RPM-for-Unix HOW-TO

Al Dev (Alavoor Vasudevan) alavoor[AT]yahoo.com

1. Introduction

2. Install RPM

• 2.1 Get Gnu "gcc"
• 2.2 Get BerkeleyDB

3. BerkeleyDB and gcc

• 3.1 Solaris - BerkeleyDB and gcc
• 3.2 AIX - BerkeleyDB and gcc
• 3.3 IRIX Silicon Graphics - BerkeleyDB and gcc
• 3.4 HPUX - BerkeleyDB and gcc
• 3.5 UnixWare - BerkeleyDB and gcc
• 3.6 Apple Macintosh OS X (Unix) - BerkeleyDB and gcc

4. Compiling RPM

• 4.1 Troubleshooting RPM Compile

5. Using RPM

• 5.1 Basic RPM Commands
• 5.2 RPM Build Commands
• 5.3 RPM Query Commands
• 5.4 RPM Verify Commands

6. Installing 8000 RPMs

• 6.1 Bootstrap Programs - The Rocket Soars Up!!
• 6.2 Install Foundation RPMs
• 6.3 Troubleshoot Building Foundation RPMs

7. Create gcc RPM Package

• 7.1 Solaris Sparc gcc, glibc, kernel-headers and binutils
• 7.2 PowerPC gcc, glibc, kernel-headers and binutils
• 7.3 Create glibc RPM

8. Use Debian Packages - Convert deb to rpm

• 8.1 Debian Packing Program
• 8.2 Debian to Redhat RPM

9. Convert RPM to Solaris Package rpm2pkg

10. Related URLs

11. Other Formats of this Document

• 11.1 Acrobat PDF format
• 11.2 Convert Linuxdoc to Docbook format
• 11.3 Convert to MS WinHelp format
• 11.4 Reading various formats
• 11.5 Convert HTML to SGML html2sgml

12. Copyright