Hello, I have several newbie questions... 1) Where is the usual/best place to download software to when installing tar.gz(s) ot rpm(s)? I've been downloading them to /tmp and then either using 'rpm -iv' or unzipping/untarring them there. If the latter a new directory is created from which I run ./configure, make & make install.
2) I assume rpm places all the installed components where they should be. Is this a safe assumption? 3) Does the ./configure, make & make install process do the same thing, that is does it place everything where it suppose to go? Or am I suppose to unzip/untar the software being installed in thedirectory where it will be kept? 3) How do I know if a piece of software has been installed if I didn't use rpm to install it? 4) Once I've done either 1 or 2 above is it okay to remove the installed software from /tmp? ( I am getting quite a few direcoties in my /tmp and would like to be sure it's all right to remove them. ) 5) I'm using Redhat 8.0... Is there a listing somewhere that explains what the various directories and subdirectoies are used for? I'm finding 'things' being stored in several different directories when they get installed. TIA Paul Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
