This info is VERY useful for prep work on PLF DL's. You dont know how many libraries are illegal in the US (DMCA laws) and can not be DL through GURPMI for progs on PLF. pbone.net is great for this since it gets around it. Rob
>> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Brinkman >> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:54 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned >> >> >> On Wednesday February 12 2003 03:30 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: >> > 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? >> > >> > (ie command [option] [pakcage] > files.txt) >> > >> > ?? >> > >> > Jerry. >> >> rpm -qpil /path/to/filename.rpm > /path/to/files.txt >> >> But you don't need to type in the whole filename of the rpm. Just >> the first 3 or 4 letters and then hit <Tab> to auto complete it. Same >> for path, just type the first few letters of the directories, and use >> <Tab> to complete, on the way to its location. Quick, easy, no >> typo's ;) And you don't need to pipe it to a text file, you can read >> the whole rpm description and where the files will be placed in the >> terminal. >> >> rpm -Uvh --test filename.rpm will tell you if you're gonna need >> some dependencies, without installing the rpm. >> >> urpmi filename.mdk.rpm and you don't need to fret with any of >> ^^^ >> the above ;) <Tab> still works tho ;) >> -- >> Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas >> >>
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