rpms

[av]

I'm running Red Hat 7.1. I wanted to install a ssh server, I went to rpmfind, searched for ssh-server and found some rpms. However, under the Distribution column, it says Linux/PPC Contribs .. will this work on my machine?

Which types are compatible with Red Hat?

[carlywarly]

What sort of machine are you using ? If it is an ordinary "intel-compatible" machine i.e. ordinary domestic PC, you need an rpm with i386, i486, i586 etc. These rpms are designed for that kind of architecture. A PPC machine is totally different and rpms for that kind of architecture will not run on an Intel based pc.
Hope that helps.

[andrzej]

I'm sure ssh is included in RH. Go to any ftp site mirroring ftp.redhat.com and download from there.

You might want to go www.openssh.org (http://www.openssh.org) - I think they have rpms that will install on most distros.

PPC stands for PowerPC if I'm not mistaken. Don't download it unless you have a PowerPC machine.