How do you install packages on yellowdog 3.0?

[Andrew McVinnie]

Hi
This answers my question as well. However, do yo have to know the path 
of the file you downloaded? or will the RPM command in the terminal 
just know where it is? For example, I downloaded Opera and put the .rpm 
file on my desktop. Will this work? Or does the rpm command in the 
terminal actually download the appication too?

Another related question, after installing with the RPM command, will 
Opera automaticly be in my Gnome menus? or will I have to add it or 
something?

Thanks
Andrew McVinnie

On Monday, May 19, 2003, at 01:58 PM, Enphilistor wrote:

> Jim,
>
> Open up a terminal window (a shell).  In that window become the root 
> user -- type su and give the root password when challenged.  Depending 
> on which version of Opera you've downloaded the next line might change 
> slightly but type something like:
>
> 	rpm -ihv opera-7.11-20030515.1-static-qt.ppc.rpm
>
> You'll see a couple of lines of ########### characters and perhaps 
> some warning
> messages complaining about users and/or groups -- you can ignore 
> those.  Then
> type "exit" or "ctrl-D" to return to being a normal user.  You're done.
>
> Enphilistor
>
> On Monday, May 19, 2003, at 03:45 PM, James A. Ricken wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone
>> I was wondering how to install rpm packages on yellow dog 3.0?
>> I am trying to install opera 7.11 and I do not have a clue what to do
>>
>> Can anyone help?
>>
>> Jim
>>
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