On 09/03/07, Steven Vishoot <sir_funzone at yahoo.com> wrote: > > hmmm... telling someone to compile programs from > source, isn't that like telling them to shoot their > own foot with their sever? Especially when they are > having this much troubles with rpm in the first place. > Sorry i do not get the logic behind that advice! On balance, and if someone knows what they're doing I'd recommend compiling from source before random packages off the internet. Though obviously sticking with the distro packages is preferable to either option, and if they don't provide what you want then packaging, testing and documenting your own would be the next best step I suppose. Will.