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Location: 3rd electron on the left getting mugged by the nutrinos at Quarks
Distribution: Pop_OS
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a good way to see what space you have on your linux system you can run the 'df' command from terminal window
running the rpm, look for the program that you installed it should be in your programs listing from the menu selections. You can also type 'rpm -ivh filename.rpm' i=install v=verify dependencies h=show hash marks' in a terminal window to see it install.
you can also query the particular installed rpm from the console, here's an example from one of my systems where I'm wondering what kwifimanager put where:
so I type "rpm -ql kwifimanager" in a console and get this back:
Choose menu, run and type the name of the program youve installed or you can just check the menu under the heading of the type of program you installed otherwise do a search for the program like " xmms* "
To see used diskspace try menu, hardware browser then choose hard disks. Open a console and type df
PS. there is a redhat specific forum under distributions
Distribution: Fedora Core 2, SuSE 9.1 Professional
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Generally, I like to also use the locate command. Sometimes, just after an rpm install, you might have to do a locate -u to update the database, but after that, it will find ANYTHING with that name in it and give you all of the directories where it is found. I too, wonder where rpm's install, but with these tools, the components can usually be found pretty easily. Unlike Windows, where the underworld thingy finds so easy, at least you usually don't have files scattered all over the place...also, unlike windows, rpm's usually uninstall pretty cleanly and don't leave a lot of residue. Also, unlike Windows, you won't have literally hundreds of registry entries left behind...as a matter of fact, you won't have any, because there is no registry.
So, unlike underworld (or whatever...the bandwidth waister), you will find management actually easier here rather than there once you get to learn the ropes!
Originally posted by Underworld ..........
this is why i use windows.
One word: emerge
The gentoo package manager, windows doesn't install things as simply as this does I recommend it to most newbs.. except for the tough gentoo install. especially if it's their first time
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What happens to the RPMs???
