On Sun, 2006-03-12 at 15:30 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > When I can't find a package with yum, I wonder whether it is safe to install a > package simply designated 'Other' such as > > Other > ftp.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/i/im/imgseek/imgSeek-0.8.2-1.i386.rpm > > I assume these packages are safe enough, but does it mean that they are so > generic that they will work, but not necessarily be optimised? > > Anne > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list In general, no. -If- the RPM is distribution free (E.g. built, in-design, to support multiple RPM distributions), it might work. But taking an RPM from Mandriva/SUSE usually ends with RPM hell. Gilboa
