> >>Try: > >> > >>yum install binutils > >> > >>Also spend some time reading up on yum, up2date, and the rpm commands. > >>I think you will find they make installing packages much easier than > >>trying to build them yourself from source. > >> > >>-- > >>Scot L. Harris > >> > >> > > > > > > > >I used 'yum install binutils' and it seemed to install but if I run a > >command suggested to me earlier 'rpm -q binutils' I am told that it is not > >installed and I still don't have objcopy which is what my nVidia > >installation is looking for. > Try to do it manually: find binutils rpm on fedora cdroms, then install > it by typing (as root) 'rpm -Uvh /path/to/rpm' > I couldn't figure out the path on the CD so I copied the rpm to a folder in / named 'downloads' and used the 'rpm -Uvh' command. I get: preparing 100%, 1:binutils 100% -then error unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/bin/gprof: cpio: rename failed -Is a directory. when using 'rpm -qa | grep binutils' as suggested by Scott Harris, I get no message. I am logged in as root and su in terminal window. Thanks for all the help. Bradley
