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[Bob S <911@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 23 December 2007 01:11:17 pm Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
> Bob S wrote:

> > > The trick now is to know what to do when I have downloaded the rpm, and
> > > of course which directory to download it to on my system / i.e. /usr,
> > > /usr/bin, opt/ i.e. where is a logical folder that I can download
> > > software for my system to, besides the classic Linux answer of
> > > 'anywhere'?
> >
> > Hylton,
> >
> > Just pick a directory, any directory, I have a /download directory in
> > my /home. Download it to there.  Then go to that directory, click on it,
> > and choose  install with Yast.   Yast will know what to do with it.
>
> And it will install it in the right place and leave the 'source rpm' to
> be used another time?
Yes

Bob S
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