Re: FreeBSD kernel as a replacement for Linux kernel

[Doug White]

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
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