....I mean the apps I've just installed from RPM?

Mandriva Linux on a dual boot, I answer yes, the machine says I've installed my choice of software and everyone's happy. Until I go to run the app. I can't find it.

I go to install it again - error message pops up saying it already is installed. Pull what's left of my hair out and try the 'run' command - no such name exists

Open shell and do the locate thing - no such name exists

Go into package/software management no record of it. Go back to install - message says it's already installed. Getting annoyed now, but will persevere - this is meant to be tricky, right? Makes me out to be intelligent, right? Bald, but clever....

I'm trying to find the movie database app I installed earlier along with a couple of games (freeware) I downloaded from a site. No such luck.

Do you think when I eventually find the missing apps, I'll also find all my socks that mysteriously disappear in the laundry?

LOLOL I think I'm gonna have to R.T.F.M (!)


Paul

first, what did you install?
do slocate <package name> then you may need to type in the full location
/usr/share/example-program

It's a mystery, all right. I've so far installed gcfilms (database) Heretic (game) which have both been downloaded to my desktop from the net, and one RPM package from a magazine cd. I get a message telling me that all my software is installed, but nothing that says where it is. I also installed the fishtank backgroung thing from the dvd that I originally installed Mandriva from, and it's nowhere to be found either.It's quite strange.

Paul

well for most rpm based systems, it's pretty common that binaries get installed in /usr/bin and libs in /usr/lib - ie. the prefix for most rpm installs is in /usr. If these are programs, then you can click on the rpm and let your package manager open up with the information about the rpm package. Usually things like dependencies and provides are the important things to look at. In your case, the provides could offer clues as to what command to run after installing the package.

as well as trying the locate command, you could just try running whatever the provides says. Like for Heretic, I would open up a shell and try typing in:

] $ heretic

if it runs, then it installed the program somewhere in your PATH (I would guess /usr/bin).

Although, a lot of kde rpm packages may install into /usr/local or /opt.