Tips for rpm newbie

[abroecker misag com]

Hi,

I'm working as setup developer. Up to now I've only developed setups using
Windows technology.

As we also have a Unix-Version of our server I'll also have to develop setups
for it.

This brings me to my questions:

- Which way would you recommend to start with building packages?
- Are there any good comprehensive books on rpm?

- Can I use rpm's for AIX and Solaris? Are they common there or do AIX and
Solaris Admins use other package management tools?

- How about different Linux distributions, especially SUSE?

Greetings
Astrid