Hi Venu, Its good that you are interested in Linux and are making an effort to learn your way about.
Yum is a tool that aids you in getting the software that you want (provided its available). Here is a quick getting started guide on yum. Please try the commands listed. http://nixcraft.com/getting-started-tutorials/233-yum-fedora-linux-howto.html For more details on yum : http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/en/ If you want to know how to work with rpms, here is something to start with : http://www.tfug.org/helpdesk/linux/rpm.html Hope that gives you a head first start. Good luck and welcome to the wonderful world of Linux. And if you dont mind me adivsing then please try to google the questions first, that way you will not have to depend on anyone's response. -- Cheers, John On Feb 20, 2008 7:38 AM, venugopal5619 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello! > > I am venu gopal.T,intrested in learning linux. > please tell how to install .rpm file in linux and where i can download > it. and all about linux installing softwares etc. > please respond to this message quickly. > i want to learn linux. > > Thanking you! > Venu Gopal.T > > >

