Problem with gedit in Fedora 8

Sanju22 · 06-17-2011, 04:54 AM

When I try to us gedit in terminal, it says:
bash: gedit: Command not found

Snark1994 · 06-17-2011, 04:56 AM

Can you use if from the menu? It sounds like either:

a) you don't have it installed
or
b) it's not in one of the directories listed when you type 'echo $PATH'

Sanju22 · 06-17-2011, 05:02 AM

Yes, it says No such file or directory
And, when I tried rpm -q gedit, it says, gedit package not installed.

Sanju22 · 06-17-2011, 05:04 AM

When I tried,
# echo $PATH
/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/ns-allinone-2.31/bin:/you:/root/bin:/root/ns-allinone-2.31/bin:/your/path/ns-allinone-2.31/tcl8.4.14/unix:/root/ns-allinone-2.31/nam-1.13/4.14/unix

The above thing appeared...

Snark1994 · 06-17-2011, 05:08 AM

It's best if you don't double-post; put both of your replies in one post (or, if you've already posted and think of something to add, then click 'Edit')

Well, from your 'rpm' command it sounds like gedit isn't installed, which would be why bash can't find it. Try installing it and then seeing if it works

Sanju22 · 06-17-2011, 05:18 AM

When I try to install by using:
rpm -i gedit

It displayed:
error: open of gedit failed: No such file or directory

Wat do I do now?

Snark1994 · 06-17-2011, 05:19 AM

I think you're confused about what rpm does. Try

Code:

yum install gedit

or read http://www.fedorafaq.org/#installsoftware

EDIT: This is a duplicate of http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...elp-me-886518/ - it's generally considered polite to only post one thread for each problem you have

Sanju22 · 06-17-2011, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snark1994

I think you're confused about what rpm does. Try

Code:

yum install gedit

or read http://www.fedorafaq.org/#installsoftware

EDIT: This is a duplicate of http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...elp-me-886518/ - it's generally considered polite to only post one thread for each problem you have

For:
# yum install gedit
The output is:
Config Error: File contains no section headers.
file: file://///etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo, line: 1
'\xef\xbb\xbf[fedora]\n'

Snark1994 · 06-17-2011, 05:31 AM

Like I said, while I'm more than happy to help you, you've posted this problem (at least) twice: once in this thread and once in the one I linked you to. You've been getting good advice from experienced forum members in that other thread, why don't you try following that?

Sanju22 · 06-17-2011, 05:34 AM

None of those worked for me. So, I thought mutliple threads of mine would do better. Well, wat's the prob in doing so?

michaelk · 06-17-2011, 05:35 AM

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.

Fedora 8 has reached its end of life and is no longer supported.
You will need to install gedit from the installation CD/DVD
http://www.labtestproject.com/using_...stallation_dvd

Continue here:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...elp-me-886518/