hi zyxrationalist,
> > happens. I have spend last 10 years in windows and
> > never faced such a monstorus problem ever. I have
In hindi : Gadha aur ghoda mein kuch to pharak hoga
Now spend next 10 years in linux and then double click
on RPM file.
Don't take it seriously, I was joking.
To install rpm file use (as root) following command:
#rpm -ivh rpmfile
or
rpm -U rpmfile
Option : i -- to install
U -- To upgrade (install if it is not already
installed, upgrade otherwise )
rpm command is much more flexible than windows
software
installer.
RPM allows you to install, query, verify, update, and
uninstall individual software packages, query/find
package owning specified file,.
Verifying a package compares information about the
installed files in the package with information about
the files taken from the original package and stored
in the rpm database. Among other things, verifying
compares the size, MD5 sum, permissions, type, owner
and group of each file. Any discrepencies are
displayed. This is also used as intrusion detection
tool.
For more detailed information use 'man rpm' command.
Regards
Sushil gholap
RHCE
"The man who can smile when things go wrong has
thought of someone else he can blame it on."
---Robert Bloch
--- Amol Bharat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I too had recently ended up in similar sutiation,
> while I was trying
> to install JDK rpm on Red Hat 8.0. Where can I find
> a good rpm for jdk
> which I can install and use.
> Thanks and regards,
> -Amol
>
> On 6/27/05, ZYX Rationalist
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am using Mandrake 10.1 , its cool.
> >
> > But when I double click on RPM files nothing
> > happens. I have spend last 10 years in windows and
> > never faced such a monstorus problem ever. I have
> very
> > well explored the GUI part. I can log in as root.
> >
> > I am using Linux for Virus protection from
> Internet (
> > here windows failed), But now I want to install
> > Firefox on linux.
> >
> > HELP !
> >
> >
> > PS> Internet access from Linux is very safe , I am
> > using it and can be a good selling point for linux
> > propogation. I access internet with a non-root
> user
> > login.
> >
> > Thanking PLUG,
> >
> > Gurudatta Raut.
> >
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