Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 14:36:39 -0300 (ART) From: Fernando Gleiser <fgleiser@cactus.fi.uba.ar> To: Gerard Samuel <fbsd-questions@trini0.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Converting/Manipulating RPMs for FBSD environment Message-ID: <20040607143425.X70462@cactus.fi.uba.ar> In-Reply-To: <200406071311.51250.fbsd-questions@trini0.org> References: <200406071311.51250.fbsd-questions@trini0.org>
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004, Gerard Samuel wrote: > A few weeks ago, I purchased a network printer, but unfortunately, > I was unable to print to it from FreeBSD. > They (Brother), recently release LPR drivers for the printer, but > unfortunately, only as RPMs, intended for Linux distros. > I have installed the rpm port, but trying to extract it, gives me an error > about, being run on the wrong OS. 1. Install the linux compatibility stuff 2. run /compat/linux/bin/bash 3. do the rpm -i from within linux's bash. 4. exit the linux bash 5. use and enjoy :) Fer
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