Linux Myth: Installing RPM Updates is a Pain

Courtesy Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Sun, 09/28/2008 - 15:42

Once again we are back to pop the balloon of another Linux myth. This one is that Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) is not good to use.

For newbies to Linux, packages are software. In other words, the programs one uses like Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird and OpenOffice.org office suite placed in a package for one’s chosen Linux distribution.

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