[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am running RedHat 5.1 (installed from a distribution CD). It is a
> 486DX2-66 running a 500Mb harddisk with 32mb RAM and a 64Mb swap space
> on the HD. I still have plenty of room on the drive to install
> software.
>
> I am trying to learn Linux from the HowTo docs, but did not find one
> on how to install software and in what locations.
>
> Hope these details help.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I want to install some software to my linux system. I have the
> files > on a disk and want to know where to put them in my linux
> os.
> >
> > Some of the files have a .gz extension and some have an .rpm
> > extension. I have them for character based linux and some
> pgrms for > X11 environment.
>
Well, that makes it easier! You have the package manager in the control panel.
Click on the "Available" button and it will search the default directory for
rpm packages to install. You can change the directory that it searches by
clicking the "configure" button (such as /dev/fd0 if you have an rpm package
on a floppy disk). Just click the install button and it will install
everything where it needs to go. Beware! you may get an error like "package
depends on lib_foobar.0" then you have to find out where lib_foobar.0 is and
install it first. You can install an rpm package from the "command line" with
"rpm -i lib_foobar.rpm".If you download an rpm it will be in your home
directory so just do the above command from there. A .tar.gz or .tgz or .gz
file is a little more difficult (depending on what it is), in general place
the file in the "/" directory and type "tar -xzvf lib_foobar.tgz" and it
should place it in correct directory. It may create its own directory
containing a README file or INSTALL.TXT or somesuch, read this and it should
tell you how to complete the install. There is a very good RedHat manual,
probably somewhere on the cdrom and for sure at their website.
>
