Do Red Hat Linux Applications Run on Yellow Dog Linux?
Yellow Dog Linux is in fact built from Red Hat Linux source code, but each and every application has been recompiled for the PowerPC architecture (CPU) while Red Hat’s primary focus is on x86 (Intel, AMD). If you desire for a Red Hat-based application to function on Yellow Dog Linux, and it is not currently available, you must recompile the application from the source code. Open-source applications provide the source for free, making this process much simpler. However, some commercial applications are not accompanied by the source code in which case you must contact the vendor and ask them to conduct this effort on your behalf. Sometimes they will gladly and quickly enable the recompile, but sometimes a business case must be made to enable their team to do so.
