On Friday 03 May 2002 09:47, Richard Bos wrote:

rpm -ivh <pkg>

sorry that's all there is.

not quite. There is also yast2 --install <filename> For that graphical touch :) Anders

On Friday 03 May 2002 09:51, Anders Johansson wrote:

On Friday 03 May 2002 09:47, Richard Bos wrote:

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rpm -ivh <pkg>

sorry that's all there is.

not quite. There is also

yast2 --install <filename>

For that graphical touch :)

Hi Anders. Do you mean the place where install/remove is to be found ??. If so how from there can I go to a directory, where the file is placed ?.

Anders

-- Med venlig hilsen - Best regards - Vy 73 de oz4kk Erik Jakobsen - erik@urbakken.dk SuSE 8.0.

On Friday 03 May 2002 11:28, Anders Johansson wrote:

Alas and alack, that functionality has, as others have remarked, been removed.

Do I need this information for the subject ?.

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If so how from there can I go to a directory, where the file is placed ?.

Unfortunately, you have to give the full path to the file on the command line, e.g.

I live with it :-)

yast2 --install /home/eric/mozilla.rpm

Ok that I'll try.

I think Mikkel's suggestion about KPackage is a good one. It is also the one recommended in SuSE's support database.

Maybe its better to try this one.

Anders

-- Med venlig hilsen - Best regards - Vy 73 de oz4kk Erik Jakobsen - erik@urbakken.dk SuSE 8.0.

On Friday 03 May 2002 11:38, Erik Jakobsen wrote:

Hi again. If I want to uninstall an RPM again is it then:

yast2 --uninstall /home/erik/mozilla.rpm ??

No, the only way I know of to remove an rpm is rpm -e NameOfRPM In the above example it would be rpm -e mozilla without the path, and without the .rpm. It is *usually* (not always) the file name, minus .rpm and minus version info. If you have a file foo.rpm you can find out the rpm name with rpm -qpi foo.rpm On the first line you'll get the name. regards Anders

This is quickly becoming a neverending story. Everyone who wishes to see this feature in yast2 should e-mail SuSE and request it. If they get enough feedback I'm sure they'll incorporate it in a future yast2 update. Cheers ____ Mark Doucette kranked@oberon.ark.com WinFree and Lovin' it. SuSE Rox Linux! Registered Linux User # 240512 ----////----

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How do I install an RPM file with Yast2 in SuSE 8.0, if for instance the file is placed in my home directory ?.

With Yast1 it was "Install packages".

Op vrijdag 3 mei 2002 23:01, schreef Graham Murray:

Richard Bos writes:

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rpm -ivh <pkg>

sorry that's all there is.

There is also kpackage

and gnorpm, which is a lot less clunky than kpackage.

Op zaterdag 4 mei 2002 01:07, schreef Keith Winston:

On Sat, May 04, 2002 at 12:51:18AM +0200, Marcel Broekman wrote:

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Op vrijdag 3 mei 2002 23:01, schreef Graham Murray:

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Richard Bos writes:

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rpm -ivh <pkg>

sorry that's all there is.

There is also kpackage

and gnorpm, which is a lot less clunky than kpackage.

Both of which, and other GUI shells for rpm, ultimately call "rpm -ivh <pkg>".

Best Regards, Keith

Yep. And some people like typing, others like clicking a mouse button ;-) Aren't we lucky to have that many choices? cheers, Marcel