On Wed, 24 May 2000, Daniel O'Connor wrote:
>
> On 24-May-00 Mohit Aron wrote:
> > Yes, that looks promising. That'll possibly enable one to install rpms
> > easily on FreeBSD.
>
> You can try this too..
>
> rpm --ignoreos --root /compat/linux --dbbath /var/lib/rpm --nodeps
> --replacepkgs foo.rpm
Or:
/compat/linux/bin/bash
rpm ....
Running Linux-based installers directly in the FreeBSD environment can
Cause Problems(tm), particularly if they're shells scripts that make
assumptions.
Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | www.FreeBSD.org
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