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Thread ID: 15272	2002-02-02 22:11:00	rpm telling lies?	Guest (0)	Press F1

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34089	2002-02-02 22:11:00	hi, i am trying to install an rpm file in redhat 7.2 but i am very confused. if i use nautilus i can find the rpm file located in /usr/local/EPkowa but if i use this path to try to install the file using the command line it claims the file does not exist. i have also attemted to install using the grphical package manager but nothing seems to happen. if i can locate it with nautilus is it already installed? very confused, mildly frustrated. or am i missing something? (or everything). any ideas much appreciated.	Guest (0)
34090	2002-02-03 02:17:00	RPM is not telling lies: it can't find the file you told ot to look for. Perhaps you were missing something in your command line. The 'filename' is just that -- there are no 'default extensions' in *nix, so the '.rpm' at the end of an RPM file is part of the name. If you had 'cd'ed to the directory, you have to add './' (NOT followed with a space) in front of the name(because the 'current directory' not part of root's PATH -- for very good security reasons). I don't know how the pacakage manager works -- it's too clever for me, and makes assumptions about everything. The command line is reliable, and does what it's told. (not necessarily what is *wanted* ...).	Guest (0)
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