RPM

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Wed Oct 31 13:07:41 UTC 2007


Andrew Kelly wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 06:24 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
>
> [referring to Maximum RPM, E.C.Baily]
>    
>   
>>     I though I was just old and used to books. I recall how happy I was 
>> to find that book and be able to print it. It is in a big 3 ring binder 
>> and up in the book shelf. Easy to find. But it does help to read it. And 
>> it is NOT a good book :-)
>>     
>
> Nonsense, it's a fine book. But it is actually more geared toward those
> who want to build rpm packages and not to Joe Blow, who just wants to
> install something or do a simply db query. That kind of info is much
> more readily available in the man pages.
>
>
> And by the way, when and where did you find an electronic copy of that
> book that you could print? 
>
> Andy
>
>   
>> -- 
>>
>> 	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
>> 	Linux User
>> 	#450462   http://counter.li.org.
>>
>>     
>
>   
    Not sure where but it was about 1998 or 9 and not sure what Version 
of Red Hat. It must have been on the Rad Hat web page since Bailey 
worked there. He did produce a printed book but it didn't sell well.



-- 

	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
	Linux User
	#450462   http://counter.li.org.




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