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I think I installed 'wget' (an FTP-like program which runs in the background) using an .rpm. At least, I must have because I get the "already installed" message if I try to re-install it.
Now how do I invoke the program? The command "wget" is not recognised, nothing is listed in the Runlevel Editor, can't find anything that looks like a binary on the hard drive.
Try launching it from a terminal or checking the man page:
man wget
To see what you get, then post the results. wget is much much much more than "an FTP-like application".
You need to clarify your termnology. The output you posted after you tried to "run'" the program looks as if you tried to reinstall the program. You can try:
rpm -qa | grep wget
to see the version you installed (without trying to reinstall it again). Alternatively, you can try:
locate wget
to see all the files with 'wget' in the filename. It will probably be somewhere like /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin. Of course, to get the most accurate results from the locate command, you'll have to switch user to root, then issue the 'updatedb' command, which will take a couple of minutes.
That being said, you should be able to simply enter 'wget' at a commant prompt to run the program. I would add an '&' after the command however (like 'wget &'), as the ampersand makes the process run in the background - you can then use the command tool/terminal for other tasks.
Try installing the .rpm you were trying to install originally, with the --force switch. That should uninstall the previous wget that it thinks is installed and install the new one
In the Yast manager, go into software, then installation. Once there, search 'locate' and check the locate tools, once that's done do the steps i recommended
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