Installing a program

newuser455 · 05-23-2004, 08:55 PM

I am brand new to Linux. Could someone please tell me how to install a program on Linux?

win32sux · 05-23-2004, 09:01 PM

THIS QUESTION BELONGS IN THE NEWBIE FORUM, NOT THE HARDWARE FORUM.

anyways, the method for installing software on gnu/linux depends on what distribution you are using, you'd need to specify...

newuser455 · 05-23-2004, 09:32 PM

Sorry, I ment to put it in the softwre forum which I guess is also wrong. Anyway I'm running Red Hat Linux 7.1 in KDE desktop environment.

win32sux · 05-23-2004, 09:46 PM

red hat uses the rpm system for dealing with software packages...

basically, to install an rpm:

rpm -i example-package.rpm

to remove an rpm:

rpm -e example-package

(notice this doesn't need the ".rpm" at the end...)

to update an rpm:

rpm -U example-package.rpm

for more information do a:

man rpm

or check-out the rpm manual:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/books/max-rpm/index.html