On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Benjamin Vera-Tudela wrote:
> Hi all ... I just bought a Parallel port zip drive and I was wondering how
> do I make it work on Linux (RH 5.2, 2.0.36 kernel).
Can't help you there.
> also, if I have an rpm package and I would like to install the package on
> a particular directory, what are the options for the rpm command?
There are many options for rpm. Type
man rpm
> which will install the package on a directory of its own.
This is sometimes possible. The option is listed under the install
options in rpm's manpage. It's probably something like --prefix.
Unfortunately, it depends whether the person who made the RPM permits the
option. I often get an error that says something like "Package
redirection not possible with this package." Then you'll have to do it by
hand.
> if this cannot be done, how can i find
> out in which directory was the package installed?
rpm -q -l package-name
lists all of the files installed by that package. It may install files in
multiple directories; therefore, you may want to pipe that command to less
or more or something to check.
RPM's a great tool. (Not as good as opt_depot, IMHO, but I've yet to set
up my Linux box using opt_depot.) It's worth the time reading rpm's man
page to find out how to use all of its options.
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Tom Bryan
Applied Research Laboratories
University of Texas at Austin
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