I have a couple of shell script programs and I have no idea how to run/install them. I'm searching now but all I can find is how to run RPM files.
thanks

You open a terminal
You cd to the directory where the scripts are
you type
./<name of file to run><ENTER>


Cheers,
Tink

Shell scripts (typically) require no installation. They are like .bat files in the DOS/WinDoze world. Tinkster showed you how to run them

How do I "cd to it"? I tried a search but "cd" makes a lot of hits...

did this:
[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ cd
[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ mkdir bin
[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/hoffman/bin
[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ cd bin
[hoffman@alltel bin]$ ./limewirelinux
bash: ./limewirelinux: No such file or directory
[hoffman@alltel bin]$ ./home/hoffman/limewirelinux
bash: ./home/hoffman/limewirelinux: No such file or directory

It changed the prompt to "bin" I noticed...

edit - if youve just created bin in /home/hoffman - have you actually put the script/program into the new directory first before you try to run it?

[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ ls
az31_a2_eng.zip hpijs-1.5.tar.gz
bin LimeWireLinux.bin
evolution link to gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm
gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm
[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ /evolution
bash: /evolution: No such file or directory
[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ pwd
/home/hoffman
[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ ls
az31_a2_eng.zip hpijs-1.5.tar.gz
bin LimeWireLinux.bin
evolution link to gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm
gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm
[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm
bash: gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm: command not found
[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ ./gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm
bash: ./gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm: Permission denied
[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ su-
bash: su-: command not found
[hoffman@alltel hoffman]$ su -
Password:
[root@alltel root]# /home/hoffman
-bash: /home/hoffman: is a directory
[root@alltel root]# ls
anaconda-ks.cfg install.log install.log.syslog
[root@alltel root]# $
-bash: $: command not found


I think I got there but it said "permission denied"
when I logged in as root .... well that didn't help either...
still foolin' with it.
Why is anaconda showing up???

A couple of things on this command...
1) You should type ./ev[TAB] to complete the name unless you want to type all of the escape charecters.
2) That is DOT SLASH command
3) I think you are trying to run "evolution link to gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm", right? That is not executable! If you are trying to install an .rpm file, the proper syntax is:
rpm -ivh file_name.rpm
type man rpm at a command prompt.

4) try this at a command prompt:
su -c "rpm -ivh /path/morepath/filename.rpm"
You will be prompted for the password and it should install. You WILL need to include the quotes in that one.

Anaconda-ks.cfg showed up because you are in the /root directory and that's where it ends up after a system installation.

[root@alltel root]# /home/hoffman
That is not a command! cd /home/hoffman IS a command and would take you to the /home/hoffman directory.

What exactly is the name of the file you want to install and what directory is it in?! Find the file and type pwd to get the path and I will send you the exact command to make it work...

Thanks. I'll work on it. Any advice on a good book that has some BASIC linux info? I have the Visual Quickpro Guide to RH9 but it doesn't seem to tell me what I want to know.
I'm pretty good at learning from examples.

It's gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm and it's in home/hoffman

I just want to try out p2p in linux.

Basically any intro book to Linux which focuses on the command line will help. Anything which focuses on the graphical desktop will be out of date just about by the time it's published, but the command line stuff is venerable. It's also mostly all *NIX so even an intro to UNIX would help.

BTW, something else to know about shell scripts is that to run them as tink outlined they need to be executable. If you do an
ls -l <scriptname><ENTER>
and it looks like permission are rw-r--r-- then it isn't. You can make it so with
chmod 755 <scriptname><ENTER>
or bash scripts can be run with
bash <scriptname><ENTER>

OK! Now we have something to work with! Open a terminal, type:
su -c "rpm -ivh /home/hoffman/gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm"
You will be prompted for root password and it should install. The file does not have to be in /root to install it as root.

Thanks Other1 ! I got it running and I'm downloading some mp3's now. What does the su -c mean? I understand the rpm file but what commands did I just use?
By the way, I'm in Warner Robins, just south of Macon.
Thanks again, to everyone.

su -c "rpm -ivh /home/hoffman/gtk-gnutella-0.93-1.i586.rpm" means as root, run "this command"

Glad you are up and running. Last time I was at WRAFB, there were mosquitoes with 1' wingspans!

Yea, skeeters are 'bout all dead now....
Now on to making this thing play the mp3's I downloaded. I installed mpg123.2.7... but the player doesn't even start. No moving slider, nothing. I understand RH's reason for not including any mp3 code but it sure doesn't make things any easier.

Try these 2 sites to get you started on the command line.

http://linux.org.mt/article/terminal
http://www.linuxcommand.org/