Re: [newbie] what are all these RPMs and programs

[Alan Shoemaker]

Oliver....open Konsole, navigate to /usr/bin and begin
launching.  Some will be gui based, others will be console
based and some won't appear to do anything.  Enjoy.

Alan


"Oliver L. Plaine Jr." wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> >what is in it?
> Sat, 27 May 2000  10:07:33
> 
> How did all of you solve this problem when you were a newbie? I have
> hundreds of unknown to me programs on this Mandrake...I discover what
> they do by accident.
> 
>         Is there a listing of programs and RPM's decoded into
> something that will enable me to determine the purpose? or do I have
> to search them out one by one, only to discover that the program is
> not something I have a use for?
> 
>         I just found one that calculates "molecular weights"..I am
> sure it is an excellent program, but I am also sure there are many
> here that I could get more use from., if I only knew about them?
> 
>         To me it appears that program names and RPM listings are
> cryptic, the name SAMBA does not explain much....electric eyes? blue
> fish?...where is it explained?.
> 
> thank you
> Olly P
> Biloxi