Step by Step - RPM file and install
Randy Kelsoe
randykel at swbell.net
Sat Mar 26 19:03:22 UTC 2005
Jason Hoskins wrote:
>I am new to Linux. I have installed Fedora Core 4. Is there a
>resource available the shows step by step how to take an rpm file and
>install it? I have an rpm file for my Wireless network card, for
>example, but I do not know what to do with it. Such as, what modules
>do I use in Fedora to go through the process of installation.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jason
>
>
>
Type:
man rpm (type q to quit the man pages)
in a terminal window for all of the available options. To get you started:
rpm -ivh somepackagename.rpm
will (i)nstall the package (v)erbosely with (h)ash marks for progress,
if it's not already installed.
rpm -Uvh somepackagename.rpm
will (U)pgrade an existing package, or just install it, if an older
version is not already installed.
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