Joseph Rivera wrote:

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> Should I just resort to downloading the .tar or .gz version of
> programs instead of RPMs? Or am I doing wrong.

..... you could use 'apt'/'apt4rpm'

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Michael J. Tobler: motorcyclist, surfer, # Black holes result
skydiver, and author: "Inside Linux", # when God divides the
"C++ HowTo", "C++ Unleashed" # universe by zero