Gerald Timothy Quimpo wrote: > generally, you can tell what packages some file is from > (e.g., libmysqlclient.so.* is going to be from mysql*.rpm or > maybe libmysql*.rpm etc). if you're not sure which of three > packages it's from, often google knows. > > i didn't want to wade through google though, so i just did:
www.rpmfind.net works faster and even tells you where to download each package for your specific distros. > is there a better way (some other rpm params) to find out > which rpm provides a given file? rpm -q --whatprovides <search file> God bless. William ================================ icq #8313012 ==== Experience is a hard teacher. It gives the test first, the lesson afterward. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
