how to run an installed RPM?
 

Hello all.
I installed an RPM "succesfully" (according to the window), but now I dont know how to run the game.
I know it sounds stupid but Im just starting here.

Welcome to LQ.

What did you install? Try typing the name of the application in a terminal window.

if the program was stored in a "normal" location (/usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, /sbin, etc), then just typeing the program name in a terminal should work.

If you're not sure, typing:

whereis [program]

will tell you the exact location.


If all else fails, you can do a (as root):

updatedb
[database gets updated]
locate "program_name"

and that will search your harddrive for files with that name.

I am pretty much the same problem
 

Hey I am running red hat 9.0 and when I search (as you suggested with whereis) for the program I get the below but still dont know how to start it :(

[adam@localhost adam]$ whereis gnutella
gnutella:
[adam@localhost adam]$

Any help would be excellent!!!!
Adam

okay, what was the program? [mainly directed at purefan].
Try:
find /usr | egrep *program* [gnutella in jimdaworm's case]. Having never used gnutella, I can't really give any more specific advice. I presume that you've both tried
$ gnutella
or whatever purefan's program is

It worked
 

In one of the bin files said the below, so I typed that and it ran! I was typing the wrong thing!

gtk-gnutella

Thanks
Adam

Typing the name did work for me! Sorry for the HUGE delay.....