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http://tips.linux.com/article.pl?sid=04/03/03/1911228&tid=86&tid=43&tid=104 [http://tips.linux.com/article.pl?sid=04/03/03/1911228&tid=86&tid=43&tid=104]


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SRPMS are specifically Source RPM packages. &nbsp;They are the structured base version of an RPM package. &nbsp;A Source RPM is compiled with rpmbuild to create a binary RPM package. &nbsp;A SRPM is created from the actual file contents (e.g. a tarball of source code) and an RPM-formatted SPEC file (contains instructions on how to build the RPM, and how to install the resulting binary RPM).)
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SRPMS are specifically Source RPM packages.  They are the structured base version of an RPM package.  A Source RPM is compiled with rpmbuild to create a binary RPM package.  A SRPM is created from the actual file contents (e.g. a tarball of source code) and an RPM-formatted SPEC file (contains instructions on how to build the RPM, and how to install the resulting binary RPM).)

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I went to download a version of redhat, and I see the following .iso files to download:<br />
valhalla-SRPMS-disc1.iso<br />
valhalla-SRPMS-disc2.iso<br />
valhalla-i386-disc1.iso<br />
valhalla-i386-disc2.iso<br />
valhalla-i386-disc3.iso<br />
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What is the difference between the i386 versions, and the SRPMS versions?
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I went to download a version of redhat, and I see the following .iso files to download:
valhalla-SRPMS-disc1.iso
valhalla-SRPMS-disc2.iso
valhalla-i386-disc1.iso
valhalla-i386-disc2.iso
valhalla-i386-disc3.iso

What is the difference between the i386 versions, and the SRPMS versions?

What is SRPMS?

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