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zexter 11-01-2003 03:26 PM

installing a rpm
 
i downloaded a text based game called dopewars (mayb u herad of it) i downloaded it specificaly for redhat its a rpm, how to i go about installing this? when i double click on the little icon, something comes up for about 2 seconds then goes away.



thanks

david_ross 11-01-2003 03:48 PM

Just use:
rpm -ivh /path/to/package.rpm

tokyoeye 11-01-2003 03:49 PM

Hi,

To install a package using rpm use the -i suffix. So open a console and type:

rpm -i the_name_of_whatever_you_want_to_install

If you need more info on rpm type 'man rpm' in a console.

Hope this gets you on the way...


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