[SOLVED] Installing RPM Packages

naruto · 03-15-2011, 12:42 AM

Hi. I am a new member... new 2 linux... Could u provide me some details on where to get and how to install gcc compiler. I am using Mandriva Power Pack 2010. I am getting downloads as in *.rpm format or *.tar.bz2 .. How to install using that.... Any idea please...

wafflesausage · 03-15-2011, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by naruto

Hi. I am a new member... new 2 linux... Could u provide me some details on where to get and how to install gcc compiler. I am using Mandriva Power Pack 2010. I am getting downloads as in *.rpm format or *.tar.bz2 .. How to install using that.... Any idea please...

The documentation from the Mandriva wiki indicates that you select Star > Application Menu > Install & Remove Software
I strongly encourage you to read through the following page before posting again, it will probably answer any other questions you might have, and ultimately, save everyone time.
http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Docs/Bas...oving_software

naruto · 03-15-2011, 04:11 AM

K sir ... I have tried that way too sir.... But its not showing anything... I also tried making a double-click on the corresponding rpm package/tar file... But, nothing fruitful...

knudfl · 03-15-2011, 08:38 AM

Which Mandriva Power Pack 2010 ? 2010.0, 2010.1, 2010.2 ?
http://linuxsilo.net/docs/smart-questions_en.html

I.e. you will have to use the right packages. And why are you downloading software ?
http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.f...inux/official/

Please try this : 1) su ; 2) urpmi.update -a

3) urpmi gcc gcc-c++ : And the compilers should be installed.

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devUnix · 03-15-2011, 08:50 AM

Insert the CD/DVD of Mandriva you have got. The package should already be present thereon. It will be much easier and better if you copy and paste all the packages into a particular directory (under /var/ftp/pub/) and then create a YUM Repository and then install any package whether it is GCC or any other. It will download any dependencies and will install them automatically. RPM cannot resolve dependencies on its own.

knudfl · 03-15-2011, 09:04 AM

Post # 5 : "" YUM Repository "" : Mandriva is not using 'yum', but "urpmi".

And Mandriva used to have an automatic way of adding the DVD to the repo file.

naruto · 03-16-2011, 02:24 AM

I also tried inserting the cd sir.... Not getting it...

naruto · 03-17-2011, 08:27 AM

Thank u all... I got it solved........