Hey new to the forums

This is probably a really stupid question but where the hell do files go when you've installed them?

I just downloaded real vnc and I install it but i've got no idea where it goes?

Thanks for any help

PS, i'm using Mandriva 2006

hi, and welcome to LQ
The answer is it depends. How did you install the file?
With rpm, by compiling the source, by using another installer...
Anyway, the file-structure in unix is a little bit odd. Especially if you come from a Windows background. The program files may go in many different locations, and not under a specific directory.
Executables go under /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin
libraries under /usr/lib or /usr/local/lib
other files go to /usr/share/
etc

Some applications that have their own installer may be installed under a directory and create links to the directories mentioned earlier.

Installed how?
If using standard source and commands like.
./configure, make ,make install
Then read the Makefile and check the install section.

If using rpms then one can view with an rpm compatiable viewer.

If you installed from an rpm package, you can use the the command:
rpm -q --filesbypkg realvnc
That is assuming that realvnc is the name of the package under Mandriva. If you are uncertain on the name of the package, you can first use:
rpm -q --all | grep vnc
to display all packages containing the string "vnc".

A program normally used by root, installed by a distro package may go under /usr/sbin/.

You can also use MCC to list all of the files in a package. kpackage if it is installed will also list the files.

It is possible that you installed a source package by mistake. You can install a source package by cd'ing to /usr/src/redhat/SPECS and entering the command:
rpmbuild -bi realvnc.spec

What I like about source packages is that the document sources are often included, and after patching, ( rpmbuild -bp realvnc.spec ) there may be a make target for pdf, or ps (in the BUILD directory).

I'm not really sure what it is, the file name is.

vnc-4_1_1-1.i386.rpm

Do like jschiwal says. Run the command ' rpm -q --filesbypkg vnc-4_1_1-1 '

You can use: rpm -q --filesbypkg vnc
The version numbers after the name are not needed.

You can view information about the package with:
rpm -q --info vnc

Also look for the README file, and any documentation. Sometimes a number of commands are included. Make note of them and the manpages. Some may be useful!

i just keep getting

package vnc is not installed



[root@localhost Download]# rpm -q --filesbypkg vnc-4_1_1-1
package vnc-4_1_1-1 is not installed
[root@localhost Download]#
[root@localhost Download]# rpm -q --info vnc
package vnc is not installed
[root@localhost Download]#
[root@localhost Download]# rpm -q --filesbypkg vnc
package vnc is not installed
[root@localhost Download]#
[root@localhost Download]# rpm -q --all | grep vnc
tightvnc-1.2.9-6mdk
tightvnc-server-1.2.9-1
[root@localhost Download]#

tightvnc is the one that comes with it, i can get it to remote contorl my windows pc, but i can't get the windows pc to remote control this one, this is why i am trying to install real vnc, as that is what the windows machine has.

thanks for all the replys

There is a tightvnc package. It installs it's executables in /usr/X11R6/bin/.

Try rpm -q tightvnc. If you know where a particular file is you can enter "rpm -q --whatprovides <full path to file/filename>"
example:
rpm -q --whatprovides /etc/xinetd.d/vnc
tightvnc-1.2.9-186

If you installed a package from a tarball, it probably won't show up. Some tarballs have "make rpm" targets. There also is a wrapper program that does the "./configure" and "make" targets and then produces an rpm. These techniques could be used in the future to allow you to have tarball installed applications show up in the rpm database.

What if the error messages are accurate and its not actually installed yet?