I have a rpm package that I had downloaded. I followed the "Red Hat Linux for Dummies" (being that YDL is a RHL derivative) instructions for installing a RPM. All I got was the .gz file as the result.
1) Locate the rpm package to install: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]$ ls Apple Desktop qgis-0.6.0-0.src.rpm
2) Check the status of any previous target rpm installation: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]$ rpm -qls qgis* package qgis-0.6.0-0.src.rpm is not installed
3) Install the package per instruction: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]$ rpm -ivh qgis* error: cannot write to %sourcedir /usr/src/yellowdog/SOURCES
3a) It failed. Okay, via Super User.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]$ su
Password:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]# ls /usr/src/yellowdog/SOURCES
qgis-0.6.0.tar.gz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]# rpm -ivh qgis*
1:qgis ########################################### [100%]
4) I appeared to have installed very quickly (a second or two). Did it REALLY INSTALL?
Query to check:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]# rpm -qi qgis*
package qgis-0.6.0-0.src.rpm is not installed
5) That's odd. Check yellowdog sources: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]# ls /usr/src/yellowdog/SOURCES qgis-0.6.0.tar.gz [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]#
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Okay. So, all I got was the .gz package. And it didn't unpack or de-archive. Now what do I do?
How do I check for a de-archiving routine? Or is it necessary? Since all the other Red Hat RPM packages have
already been installed and hence, probably de-archived as well.
So what's missing?
Regards, Ric.
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