RPM's and Binaries
Im new to linux, and ive got some questions.
I use Red Hat 9, and im not sure how RPM's work. Once i install a package, which is a new application, I can never find where i can run the program from. Also, im not sure how to use a program i downloaded with the extension .sh.bin. Please help. Thanks in advance. N00B :newbie: |
To install an RPM:
rpm -Uvh foo.rpm to uninstall one: rpm -e foo.rpm Where does it install? This is asked all the time, but the binaries (executables) are installed in places like: /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin. To run a program, just type its name into a terminal. |
Or for more convenience, just create an icon on your desktop that runs any of those commands.
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thanks.
Also i downloaded a program, and the instructions were toinstall it from its zip file, i wasnt sure how to do this, so i just extracted it, but then i couldnt run it. |
you have to compile it.
Search the forums (and google.com/linux) for "how to compile from source". And "zip" is for ZIP files, linux usually uses tar.gz. |
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