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Re: KDE Install, HOW?? RH6.0 RPM

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From: Jay
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 00:00
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JW wrote:

> I am brandy new to Linux and I'm having a difficult time intalling any
> software.  I've downloaded all kinds of stuff and I can not get
> anything to install.  It must be my ignornance!!
>
> I purchased Redhat 6.0 and it came with a second applications CD. I
> though this would be easier with RPM from RH.
>
> On the CD is KDE (among other things).  How do I install stuff off of
> the CD?  I tried    rpm -i     in a terminal but it "can not open the
> .rpm file".
>
> I'm interested in installing KDE and Staroffice.
>
> ANY HELP PLEEEEAASSE!!!
>
> Thanks
>
> JW

Try rpm -Uvh <full-name-of-rpm-file.rpm> this should work, or if you are
using Xwindows, bring up the terminal emulator and type glint, it will
let you handle packages with a GUI
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