RPM/SuSE/strange hierarchy

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Subject: RPM/SuSE/strange hierarchy

From: "Saqib Shaikh" <ss@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 13:47:50 +0100

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Hi all,

I have just installed a SuSE test system. I have used Debian/RedHat/Slackware in the past but am doing some work for my university who use SuSE. I have a few problems. Firstly the hierarchy is different, eg documentation in /usr/share/doc instead of /usr/doc, and many other things in /usr/share that would normally just be in /usr. The result of this is that installing RedHat RPMs put the files in the wrong place. Furthermore, when getting RPMs from RPMFind.net, including VM, JDE, ERC, Gnus etc I get an error message about not being able to find /var/tmp/rpm-info. Has anyone had similar problems, or built SuSE specific RPMs or have any other useful advice?

Any help much appreciated.