What is the difference between the RPM, DEB, TAR GZ packages?
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Hallo,
RPM is former redhat package manager - cpio compressed pre-cooked package for Redhat/Mandrake/Mandriva/whatever derivatives
DEB is debian package - ar compressed pre-cooked package for Debian/Ubuntu/whatever derivatives
TAR GZ is a tarball - just targzipped directory structure with relevant files, and one install shell script
i'm a big opponent of all those "fancy-just-click-and-go-and-you-dont-have-to-think-how things-really-work" concepts, and thus, i'd recomment the TAR GZ.
but many people have different opinion
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regards,
pc