I downloaded an RPM from here: http : // digilander . libero . it/ guituner / screenshots . html and when I install it, it doesn't show up in my "start menu" and I don't know how to launch it... I know it's a silly question, but I'm a total noob

rpm -ql <package-name>
will give you the files it installed ...

rpm -ql <package-name> | grep bin
should tell you the location of its executables.

You can then a) run it from a terminal or b)create
a menu-entry for it.


Cheers,
Tink

You should be able to launch the program from the command line. Type the name of the binary, press enter.

It will launch if the user has a path to the binary. Most packages will put the binarys in /usr/bin. You Should not need to go there.

If it won't launch, go there and check out the binary names of the files. I have found not all names are what you might expect. Some use short forms.

You did not say what desktop you are running. You can make a windbloze like short cut for future convenience. You can also add the program to the start menu.

Hope this helps.

some programs can be launched from a terminal window

open up a shell and enter the package name

like guituner


if that doesnt launch the program try a quick search for in

type updatedb (this may take some time so wait for a prompt #)

type locate guituner (or the desired package name)



edit: OOPS I was typing the message while 2 people already replyed

How do I create a menu entry? I'm running KDE 3.2...
Btw, that package seems kinda buggy to me... I tried to compile from source, but it says

[root@giva guituner_0.02]# ./configure
loading cache ./config.cache
configure: error: can not find install-sh or install.sh in . ./.. ./../..

and if i try to install an rpm through terminal it says

[root@giva downloads]# rpm -i guituner-0.02-2.i386.rpm
error: unpacking of archive failed on file ./usr/doc/guituner/COPYING: cpio: Archive file not in header

I don't know if these are bugs or what, but i don't get that kind of messages installing other programs...




Excuse a noob, he doesn't know what he's saying....

If it is KDE, right click on Start (the K symbol). You should see a Menu Editor option. That launches Menu Drake. The rest you can probably figure out.