N naveenchandran Original post #1 Aug 14, 2004 at 9:22 PM I would request digit to have some article or a tutorial on Installations of programs in linux it is really really a cumbersome process HELP!!!!!!!!!!
R rock_ya_baby #2 Aug 14, 2004 at 11:06 PM There are millions of tutorials and walkthroughs available for the same all over the net, all you need is to google it. Really! Why did u post this in QnA section?
R rock_ya_baby #3 Aug 14, 2004 at 11:13 PM How to compile packages (from source) FOr installing RPMs generally you have to do "rpm -Ivh xyz.rpm" For updating an already installed package "rpm -Uvh xyz.rpm" See man pages for more switches. (one of the most handy ones is --force)
GNUrag #4 Aug 14, 2004 at 11:34 PM Easiest way... Double click on rpm file in nautilus and click on install... and voila..
GNUrag #6 Aug 16, 2004 at 4:23 PM BONZI said: I always prefer using terminal because if the dependancy problem Click to expand... I never faced any dependencies ever since i migrated to Debian. You see, why debian people are so lazy, and never worry about dependencies... just an apt-get takes away all worries # apt-get update # apt-get install package_name
B BONZI #7 Aug 16, 2004 at 11:25 PM I never faced any dependencies ever since i migrated to Debian. You see, why debian people are so lazy, and never worry about dependencies... just an apt-get takes away all worries # apt-get update # apt-get install package_name Click to expand... Wasnt that typed in terminal??? The advantage is that if there is any error terminal will show it.