James Frye wrote:
Well, tcsh is included in the distribution. But not all the packages included with the distribution are on the install DVD. They will not all fit. So if you want more software, you can use yum from the command line, or one of the GUI front ends like yumex. It is also the program that handles updates. Others have pointed out where to find the documentation on it, so I will not go into that again. But it is hard to manage a Fedora system without at least a little knowledge of YUM and RPM.James Frye wrote:I have two perhaps related other problems. First, tcsh was notinstalledby the install system. I had to compile it from source. Second, the root user does not source its .tcshrc file when I su or log in as root. I have to do this manually. >Dumb question - why did you compile it from source instead of running "yum install tcsh"?Perhaps dumber answer: what's "yum"? I don't mean that as a literal question, and I can do a search for more info now that you've given me a hint. I mean how should I know about it, when it's not mentioned in any installation instructions I've ever seen? As to why I compiled from source, how else would I do it? To me that's the normal way to install most software (except for a few proprietaty things like Acrobat) that doesn't come with a distribution - and indeed, some that does. I generally recompile the kernel once I have a new system up & running... Thanks, James
With Fedora, the normal way to install software is to install an RPM. Most of what you will need is already packaged that way. If you need something that is not already packaged as an RPM, they you can always build you own. There may already be a .spec file included with the source code to help you.
Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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