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Title: Installing applications
Post by: ronald1969 on February 14, 2005, 09:56:30 PM

I want to installsome rpm's, but in what directorie do I install them?

Title: Installing applications
Post by: italo on February 14, 2005, 11:23:05 PM

Hi,

at the shell prompt you just type 'rpm -Uvh nameoftherpm.rpm' without quotes, and it will install according to the rpm itself or the standard.

Since you are there, before you install type 'man rpm' and take a look at what the '-Uvh' switches do.