Hi Sagar,
On Wednesday 01 Sep 2004 5:14 pm, Sagar Saibi wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a file named gftp-2.0.8-1.src.rpm on a cd.
> I want to execute this file and install gftp.
> So can anybody help me?
A rpm is not an executable file it is a package, which contains files that can
be installed using the 'Redhat Package Manager - (rpm for short)'. Do a
google on rpm to learn more.
To install the files contained within the rpm use the command
'rpm -ivh <package-name>'
However, the package you have mentioned is not really a 'binary' rpm
package. In other words it does not contain the executable of 'gftp', instead
it is a 'source' package (you can tell by the 'src' within the package name).
So to install 'gftp' you would first need to build the executable using the
sources. For a 'src.rpm' package you do this by providing the command:
rpmbuild --rebuild <package-name>
In your case:
rpmbuild --rebuiild gftp-2.0.8-1.src.rpm
This would create a binary rpm for you in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/ which
you can install using the rpm command given above.
HTH
Regards
Steve
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