On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Robert F. Trettel wrote:
> Hi,All
>
> I have a question on packages that are on Linux. Is there a web site that
> gives details of what the package is and etc?? I would like to be able to
> know what to install and what I don't need. I think I am wasting space by
> taking everything that is offered in the install.
> This way I will know what is what as to everyday use of Linux.
>
> Thanks
> Robert F. Trettel
You might want to learn a bit about the use of the rpm command :
To list all the packages installed in your comp, use :
rpm -qa
To have infos about an installed package, use :
rpm -qi <installed_package>
To have infos about an uninstalled package, use :
rpm -qpi <uninstalled_package_file.rpm>
To have a list of the files contained in a package, replace the i by a l.
For A LOT more infos about rpm, read "maximum rpm" available at
http://www.rpm.org.
HTH
Flupke
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