On Thursday 16 May 2002 02:39 am, Birger wrote: > Hi i just unpacked Opera 6.0 browser.RPM format > In mandrake 8.2 KDE. > I just cant seem find it anywhere (it did unpack successfully > > I'm very newbie > > thanks > Birger
Well Birger, although I've not downloaded Opera 6 (yet) I have some experience with the release-candidate (RC2). By default it installs into /opt/opera. Normally you'll find the executable in /usr/bin/opera, but I remember something about the final version 6 being statically linked, so maybe it's in /opt/opera/bin if that directory exists. First, simply try this : open a terminal and issue the command : opera to see if it's really there and workable. Then, you must find where the executable is : again, in the terminal, become "root" by typing "su" (without the quotes) and give your root-password. Type : "updatedb" - and wait until the prompt reappears. Now, type "locate opera". This should generate a lot of output, too fast to read. By now, you'll learn a quite useful trick : Type : "locate opera | less". This will "pipe" the output into a program called "less". There you can use the arrow-keys to scroll the output from "locate". Look for something like something/bin/opera. That's probably the executable's living-room. Take a note.Quit "less" by typing "q". Close the terminal by typing "exit" twice. Now you know where the executable is. But you'll probably want an easier acces to opera, won't you ? Why not create an icon on your desktop ? - To do so (in KDE), right-click an empty place on the desktop and choose "create --> link to application". Then, fill in the various fields, especially the "URL"- one, where you type the location of the executable (you took a note, eh...?). That's all. Hope you ascended a few steps up the (steep) linux-slope ! If it doesn't work, repost to the list, we'll guide you on from here. Kaj Haulrich Denmark
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