RPMs, where does it go?

[fangbite]

Although i've used linux for several months i rarely use rpm files (i prefer tar ) and the main reason behind this is the fact that i'm never told where the file goes. I just downloaded a new game with a rpm file. I installed the rpm and Mandrake says everything is great except for one minor detail. I have no friggin idea where i go to actually use it. I tried find, but that didn't work. Any suggestions on where to look for where rpms plant their stuff?

[SoulSe]

The rpms copy file to a variety of places, but the end result is a program being installed in much the same way as it would've if you'd done the normal ./configure -> ./make -> ./make install that you do with tars or tar.gz's

 

So just execute the program? What program was it? We can tell you what to run if we know that.

 

Otherwise go through /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin?

[bvc]

rpm -ql <name_of_pkg>

which <name_of_pkg>

whereis <name_of_pkg>

locate <name_of_pkg>

slocate <name_of_pkg>

and many more.....

[streeter]

I like kpackage - gives a list of all files and their paths

[iphitus]

To use it, read this FAQ here

 

http://www.mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=10600

[AussieJohn]

Hello Streeter. So do I. I used to use it but for some reason I did not install it this time in Mandrake10 OE.

I will soon fix that however as I only realised it when I was wanting to describe a solution in another thread currently running.

 

Just installed it. It is i kdeadmin-kpackage .x .x .x-rpm for anyone looking for it or you can find it on Disk #4 of the 4 disk set.

 

Cheers. John.

[bvc]

yeah...what's up with that?

How do we know what package ABCDEF.so.0 is in? COuld be anything from libABC to libXYZ, so we go and ask rpmseek. www.rpmseek.com

 

while that's one way, it's the slow way and sometimes inaccurate way to resolve deps and usually makes the journey a lot longer

 

urpmf ABCDEF.so.0

 

urpmf is your dep_friend