I got xchat working on my suse box...i just used the link right on the
front page that says redhat rpm. I never tried installing a red hat src
rpm...i just used the binary ones.
> "Richard L. Proctor" wrote:
>
> I gave SuSE another try however, i'm finding it more difficult to use
> than RedHat. I like the look and feel of it, however, I don't see
> that it's supported as much as another distro's of linux. If i'm
> wrong then please fill me in.
>
> For Example, let's start with x-chat from www.xchat.org. I see rpm's
> for redhat and madrake, but nothing for suse. How would you go about
> getting xchat 1.8.6 installed for suse? I tried the redhat/mandrake
> src rpm but that failed miserably.
>
> I also went to www.rpmfind.net and xchat is listed for just about
> everything except suse. This seems to be common for any program your
> trying to find.
>
> Am i missing something here or is SuSE just not supported that well
> from the outside world ?
>
> Richard L Proctor
> Krystal Computer Services
> PC Repairs & Upgrades
> www.krycom.com
> 480-699-3098
>
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