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I just downloaded a slmdm-2.7.9.tar.gz file that is supposed to allow me to use my Toshiba Software Modem
Now, the problem is that the directions are for older versions of the software and I'm not able to get Linux (Red Hat 9.0) to accept the commands that they have listed to type.
The main one that I am having problems getting by is the
rpmbuild -ta slmdm-2.7.9.tar.gz
now, for some reason, it recognizes rpm better than rpmbuild, but still it will not take the -ta
from what I can tell it should build rpm-packages
I just need a command that will build the package before I install it because I believe this will accept the other commands
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