If you open KDE using startx and then in X-Windows, you can select the RPM file,
and a box will open allowing you to view the contents before you install the
RPM file. This also allows you to browse the already installed RPM's and
uninstall those that you don't want. Only problem is one can break his system
uninstalling required files. Of course you need to be logged in as root to
install the RPM files, but you can view the contents of the RPM file as a
regular user.
Don ....
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> When using .tar.gz or .tgz files, it is easy to see what the list
> of files are. As well, you can easily untar it wherever you want.
>
> I want to know how to do this with RPMs. I can't seem to find a
> way to check the contents of an RPM or SRPM to determine *where*
> it will try to install them. I want to see *what* is in the
> package before I install it. The only way I can figure this out
> is to install, and then do a query list (-ql), and then uninstall
> if I don't like it.
>
> Is the only way to install mdk-RPMs into /usr/local/ by using the
> source RPMs ?
>
> Thanks... Dan.
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