[CentOS] Re: Problem Installing rrdtool

Wed Aug 16 18:00:53 UTC 2006
Steven Vishoot <sir_funzone at yahoo.com>


--- Scott Silva <ssilva at sgvwater.com> wrote:

> Paul Heinlein spake the following on 8/16/2006 7:56
> AM:
> > On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Will McDonald wrote:
> > 
> >> On 16/08/06, dennis <dennis at bulacan.gov.ph>
> wrote:
> >>> hi to all,
> >>>
> >>> im currently installing rrdtool-1.2.15 with my
> box CentOS 4.3 
> >>> final ,before i installed rrdtools there 2 files
> suggested need to 
> >>> installed the FreeType
> >> Is there a specific reason for not using the
> RPMForge packaged 
> >> rrdtool?
> >>
> >> [root at devmon1 ~]# rpm -qa | grep rrd
> >> rrdtool-1.2.13-1.el4.rf
> >> perl-rrdtool-1.2.13-1.el4.rf
> > 
> > Also, on Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Jim Perrin wrote:
> > 
> >> It's far better to stick with rpms on an rpm
> based system. This way 
> >> all the other software knows about each other via
> the rpm database, 
> >> and you don't run into missing dependencies,
> version conflicts, and 
> >> other issues that like to creep up.
> > 
> > To my mind, the advice given by Will and Jim is a
> two-edged sword:
> > 
> >  * Sure, using rpms on rpm-based systems is the
> surest path to
> >    stability, success, long uptimes, and Johnny's
> new pony :-)
> 
> Here is a pony for Johnny!!!
> 
>             ,-^,
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> And he won't need to clean up after it!!
> 
> 
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Steven
 

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