On 10/03/2010 02:41 AM, Lew Wolfgang wrote:
Hi Folks,
New Arch user here. I really like it! Another Arch user recommended
it to me after I started noticing quality issues with another of the
main distributions.
I'm currently working on a test install to see if Arch will function
in a very restricted environment. So far I've successfully installed
KDE and configured for a true IPv6 network. Yet to be done is support
for Common Access Cards and their USB readers. I've been having
issues with pcscd but I'm not ready to ask for help yet. I also tried
fake-raid but gave up in favor of the much simpler JBOD (two disks)
config.
But I ran into a problem installing something called HBSS from
McAfee. This is a package for Windows that is nothing more than a
root-kit that allows remote administrators to set policy, remove/block
programs, report versions, etc. Unfortunately management mandates
that non-Windows systems also run it. So McAfee labored mightily and
emitted a Java port of the Windows package that gives minimal
reporting capabilities for Linux installs. It works on all the major
distros but fails to install on Arch due to an RPM dependency. Their
install script just fails saying it can't find rpm. The script
contains much ugliness and is McAfee proprietary, so I doubt hacking
it will be productive.
So the question is: can Arch be configured/tricked into an rpm install?
Thanks for a great distro, and your wiki is amazing! It's a little
light on IPv6 info, but I might be able to help there later.
Regards,
Lew Wolfgang
I think nobody has mentioned rpmextract yet? Might be possible to use
that to create a native arch package.
AFAIK it's the usual solution when an application exists only in rpm form.
