rpm packages installation, where do they go?

[roster]

I am sorry if I started a new tread for this but I still have problem.
My linuxconf command does not work. so

I tried to install the linuxconf package and it seems it got installed. But could someone tell me after entering the
rpm -i linuxconf-1.24r2-10.i386.rpm what should I do. Where does the package gets install and then what should I do.

Thanks a lot

[carlywarly]

It should be in your /bin directory. If you open a terminal and run it, it should start. ( it should do this no matter where it's installed )

[Malakin]

"rpm -qpl filename.rpm" will list where all the packages were put. The gui package manager will also do this. Or you can do a "rpm -qpl filename.rpm | grep bin" to just display files put in bin directories (and other stuff that matches bin)

[Psycho]

Third post in the first thread /sbin

or which linuxconf from /
or find linuxconf, I forget the arguments
find --help|less

--glenn

[ 30 August 2001: Message edited by: Psycho ]

[Breetie]

Speaking of RPMs (and more specifically, dependencies), is there any type of management software, or some sort of automated/semi-automated update utility for syncing all these programs, their dependencies, and even (pray hard) a working list of current mainstream applications, their dependencies, and where to get them? I mean, I know you can pretty much find anything you need on rpmfind.net, but the dependencies are still razing me. It seems the deeper I get into getting a program installed, the more dependencies come up! There has *GOT* to be SOME way to keep all that in check, even if I have to do most of the leg-work! For a newbie, anyone have some good suggestions, especially when I run into dependency walls? You know...
The program will either A) Not install, claiming certain dependencies are not present, B) Tries to install but says a version of the program already is installed, or C) Can't install because one or more files conflict with another package. What the--? I don't know how many times I've been stopped by that wall. *Sigh*...
It sucks being a newbie. Can't I just, you know, drop something valueless (like my childhood), and have someone direct-download everything they know to me?

[Psycho]

IF you're running RedHat, and IF you want to pay for the privilege you can use up2date on the 'RedHat' network.

I imaging loading the various updates is all you get, and I can keep up with that by hand. No problem...

The eratta page lists all of them as ftp links, so there's almost nothing to it. Just be careful of the order you install them.

I keep an UpDates directory and blast it to cd-rw so I have a portable/disaster copy.

Keeping up on apps is a very different story, Good luck

Dependancies, have not been too bad (so far), but loading an older lib to satisfy a dependancy usually works. Remember they carry the version, and install older libs being careful NOT to check the upgrade(krpm).

--glenn

[ 30 August 2001: Message edited by: Psycho ]

[Malakin]

Speaking of RPMs (and more specifically, dependencies), is there any type of management software, or some sort of automated/semi-automated update utility for syncing all these programs, their dependencies...

urpmi (mandrake) and apt-get (debian) both do this already.

I haven't really used them much so I can't say how well they work, I often end up doing weird things like "rpm -qp --filesbypkg * | grep whateverlib" on the cd's looking for missing libs when the rpm containing them isn't obvious.