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	Installing RPM Next we'll be installing RPM, or Redhat Package Manager. Obviously this isn't required but I thought I would include it anyways. As far as package managers go, RPM is definitely one of the most popular ones and it's very simple to use. Before we install it, we'll need two other packages first. ZLIB Library zlib gets the standard - configure, make, make install Berkeley db Library Unpack the archive and go into the packages build_unix directory. Type the following: ../dist/configure --enable-compat185 (notice two periods not one) make make install ldconfig RPM Unpack the archive and type the following: ./configure --disable-nls make make install rpm --initdb Go ahead and remove the /usr/src/redhat directory. A few RPM Commands to Remember rpm -i installs a package rpm -U upgrades a package, all older versions removed rpm -e removes a package rpm -qa queries the package database rpm -ivh filename.rpm checks the packages dependencies You will most likely have to use the --nodeps flag when using RPM because the dependencies the RPM package requires will not be there, they were installed via source code most likely and RPM doesn't know this. Example: rpm -i filename.rpm --nodeps This would be a good place for a backup, especially before we get involved in the next chapter..