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Legacy Forums => Experienced User Forum => Topic started by: Sander on October 20, 2001, 01:22:34 AM
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is it possible to install non rpm programs on e-smith?
if this is possible please tell me how to install them.
I did not get any reply if theere is any kind of h.323 gatekeeper software in .rpm document.
Please give quite detailed instructions if possible.
Thanks
Sander
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Sander,
SMEV5 is based upon redhat 7.0. If you wish to know anything about what is possible, check-out http://www.redhat.com for details.
Hope you will find what you're looking for.
RequestedDeletion
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It's Linux.
You can install just about anything you want on it. RPMs just make it easier to take care of dependant libraries, etc.
For instructions on how to install a non-RPM "thing", look at the instructions on how to install the "thing" in question! Most software comes with a README or INSTALL file. If it's source code, the steps are usually:
$ ./configure
$ make
$ su
$ make install
But it really depends on the software in question. Note that SME Server doesn't come with any compilers, etc installed. This is a *good* thing, as nothing's worse than putting development tools on a firewall. Assuming your system was breached, it would be like giving a hacker a workshop to play in. ;) So, you may have to build/compile whatever it is you want to install on a separate machine. Since SME Server is based on RedHat 7.0 (and some 7.1 if I'm not mistaken), then a 7.0/7.1 Redhat machine would be a good choice to use as a compile/build machine.
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Just be careful that the installation does'nt break any e-smith mechanisme or dirs.
HFW