>> the most important feature of 8.2's rpmdrake was that you could >> see... right there in front of you... what files it would put >> where if you installed it. with rpmdrake in 9.0 it's not there. >> I can't figure out HOW on EARTH to tell WHAT FILES a package >> installs so some rpms get installed and i end up NEVER USING >> them because I have no idea what it names the executable or >> where it puts it. perhaps there's a CL command to do this but >> manpages make my brain numb and i give up because it's like >> someone's speaking martian at me. >> so, since rpmdrake's become enigmatic, anyone know what command >> used to query a package BEFORE istallation to list every file >> it's going to install (and where) so i could, for example, out >> the output to a text file and read it first?
If i am going to install something i open the GUI, if the requirements arent met i use CLI rpm to check..."rpm -qa|grep package-name". If its not there and the GUI doesnt have access to getting the rpm then i DL it from http://rpm.pbone.net/ or http://rpmfind.net and then install the rpm via CLI rpm. Its a hassle. Oh well... Rob
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