Re: [CentOS] is yum a complete substitute of rpm?

2010-02-13 Thread Jim Green
On 13 February 2010 10:35, Kwan Lowe wrote: >> Thank Robert and Ron, Could you list an example where I need to use >> rpm command alone? I used rpm to install stand alone package if that >> is the case. > > If you need information on a specific package then you'll likely need > to use rpm directly

Re: [CentOS] is yum a complete substitute of rpm?

2010-02-13 Thread Jim Green
On 13 February 2010 10:27, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Sat, 13 Feb 2010, Jim Green wrote: > >> On 13 February 2010 10:13, Ron Loftin wrote: >> > >> > On Sat, 2010-02-13 at 10:00 -0600, Jim Green wrote: >> >> Dear Centos community, >> >> I

Re: [CentOS] is yum a complete substitute of rpm?

2010-02-13 Thread Jim Green
On 13 February 2010 10:13, Ron Loftin wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-02-13 at 10:00 -0600, Jim Green wrote: >> Dear Centos community, >> I am new to centos/redhat and I would like to know on a centos system, >> can I use yum alone to do all package management? I don't wan

[CentOS] is yum a complete substitute of rpm?

2010-02-13 Thread Jim Green
Dear Centos community, I am new to centos/redhat and I would like to know on a centos system, can I use yum alone to do all package management? I don't want to learn two systems and confuse myself, I understand yum is much better than rpm if is the case? Thank you! Jim ___