RPM installation

[tedescr]

I need to install ncpfs-2.2.0.18-6.src.rpm for printing to Novell via NCP. Can files the have .src in them be installed using rpm from the command line or GNOrpm? Does anything else have to be done first?

 

[danielhozac]

The .src.rpm are source RPMs, meaning that they only install the source. A quick search for ncpfs on arch. i386 showed many RPMs for different flavors.

http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=ncpfs&submit=Search+...&system=&arch=i386

Pick the one for your flavor, and you should be fine. //Daniel

 

[fluid11]

Any RPM can be installed from the command line and/or GnoRPM. They perform the same function, except the command line version has more options (that you probably don't need).


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[tedescr]

Thanks Daniel. When you say just the source what does that mean? I'm a linux newbie, hopefully you can handle some stupid questions, I did some unix stuff many many moons ago, mostly doing alot of Cisco right now but want to jump on the linux wagon too.

Regards,

Bob

 

[ProbablyDown]

...by "just the source", he is saying that you will have to compile the code. Alternatively, you may be able to download binaries, a.k.a. executables... (easier for a new user!!)

 

[Guest_imported]

I'm amazed nobody came up rpm -Uvh blah.rpm --rebuild I'm surprised nobody came up w/ that idea yet..

 

[fluid11]

...thats because we assumed he already knew that. He was asking about the .src extension, not how to install an .rpm from the command line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[tedescr]

Thanks to all. I had to intall two rpms and I used kpackage, figured it would be easier for me to do it that way versus the command line, at least for now, since I'm not sure what arguments should be used when installing rpms. The printers are now working. I'm loving Linux more and more each day.

Thanks again to all.