On Fri 15 October 2004 16:52, Temlakos wrote: > On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 11:17, Stuart Sears wrote: > > This is totally unneccessary. Unless the downloaded file is a > > self-installing package that you run directly, it does not need to be > > executable at all. You can skip this part. > > You're right, I think. I ran into that problem when installing Java as a > self-installing package from Sun. yes, some other files also come this way, they'll often end in .bin > > > > Still as root, execute "rpm -i " followed by the name of the package. > > > > fine. Personally I would favour > > rpm -Uvh apt-<whatever>.noarch.rpm > > I understand the U and v flags, but what does the h flag do? (Just so > I'm clear on how to use rpm effectively.) the h gives a 'hashed' percentage readout - let's you know how far you've got with the process. What it really does is to let you know that rpm is actually _doing_ something - otherwise all you'll get is a hanging prompt until the process is complete. > > Thanks a lot for the other advice--very valuable indeed. > > Temlakos You're welcome. Stuart -- Stuart Sears RHCE, RHCX Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur
