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10-26-2003, 12:09 AM
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Computer Slave
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Where are my programs going?
I can't seem to figure out where my programs are going after I install them. I'm running Red Hat 9 w/ GNOME and everytime I download a program (.rpm) and install it, I can never find it. In Mandrake it just showed up in the start menu (sorry too used to Windows) but in Red Hat it doesn't. Any ideas where they're going?
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10-26-2003, 08:07 AM
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Location: Atwater Mn. USA
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Hi,
What you can do is at the cli type: whereis programname Or you can use: slocate programname. That should work 95% of the time. Now depending on your GUI package manager, somewhere the should be a tab or menu option that will show you what files will be installed and where they will be installed to (if you are using rpms). If you use a tarball then the CLI is your best bet. OOPS!
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10-27-2003, 10:53 AM
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Most are installed to /usr/bin. You can also find it with:
$ which [program name] The main trouble is it's not always clear what the program name will be under linux but it's usually just a lowercase spelling of the package name or some variation of it. |
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