ok i installed a text adventure called dopewars.. it was a rpm file so i went in and did

[root@localhost Downloads]# rpm -ivh dopewars-1.5.9-1.i386.rpm


when i did this i got this....

[root@localhost Downloads]# rpm -ivh dopewars-1.5.9-1.i386.rpm
warning: dopewars-1.5.9-1.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 31da3301
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:dopewars ########################################### [100%]


so i take it that its installed but where is it? and how do i open it?


thanks

There are package managers depending on your distribution that let you install them in a graphical environment.. however you can always go to the console and type

rpm -ivh /path/to/file.rpm

You can try to find it by typing:
Or you can output a list of files that were installed and associated with the RPM by typing:

Just to clear things up .. he had asked how to install rpm's first. That was what my answer was for :P

And well you can also try typing dope and then TAB.... the installed file will most likely appear.

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