On 10/31/07, Kevin Dupuy wrote:

On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 19:34 -0400, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Kevin Dupuy [10-31-07 19:05]:

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I'm having trouble wit Gtkpod 0.99.10, and I'm trying to install an independent RPM of Gtkpod 0.99.8 (or whatever).

first things first :^)

You need to use rpms build for your distro and version or you will cause yourself much grief and may break your system.

there is gtkpod available for 10.3 (you didn't indicate arch)

commandline:> webpin -d 10.3 gtkpod * gtkpod: A platform independent GUI for the Apple? iPod? - 0.99.10 [suse-oss{ppc} | packman{src}] @ http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/repo/oss/suse @ http://packman.iu-bremen.de/suse/10.3

I did not look at the difference

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I downloaded the file and double clicked on it, but it appeared it wanted me to extract the RPM package.

well, you cannot install software *unless* locally, ie: in your home directory. You need to be root.

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Since I know that's not what it's supposed to do, I right clicked and selected "Open with Install Software".

well rpm packages are not by themselves executable, they consist of a package of files to be installed by another program.

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It appeared to start loading all the repos, then closed the window.

it opened the file/package and decided that it was not capable of handling the operation and closed.

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How can I install these RPMs on SUSE with a GUI? Do I need to use the command line?

as root

rpm -i

or better as you would not want two versions of the same package installed (if it accidentally was possible)

rpm -Uvh

or better yet especially with regard to your apparent comfort level, use YaST2 to find and install the package for you, again root privileges are required.

clear as mudddd????

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Hi! I understand what you're saying. I'm using SUSE RPMs, but my RPM won't install. What I know is that with previous versions of SUSE, if you opened a downloaded RPM file, then yaST would install the app. -- Kevin Dupuy Yo.media

I maybe misunderstanding your question but usually all I do in this situation is to open file manager, Icon on the bottom of the screen, and traverse to the RPM and then right click and install. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Aaron Kulkis wrote:

Kevin Dupuy wrote:

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Hello everyone! I'm having trouble wit Gtkpod 0.99.10, and I'm trying to install an independent RPM of Gtkpod 0.99.8 (or whatever). I downloaded the file and double clicked on it, but it appeared it wanted me to extract the RPM package. Since I know that's not what it's supposed to do, I right clicked and selected "Open with Install Software". It appeared to start loading all the repos, then closed the window.

How can I install these RPMs on SUSE with a GUI?

Who cares?

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Do I need to use the command line?

No you don't have to but it can be easier. The simplest CLI command would be (as root): rpm -ivh some_rpm_file.rpm where i=install, v=verbose mode (info) and h shows a progress bar. Ken -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org