2    Installing new software

Try to find RPM-packages (files ending with rpm). If anything goes wrong a list of missing dependecis will be shown. E.g XXX.lib-32-21-2.XXXXX

2.1    The RPM package utility

Install packages like this:

root# rpm -Uvh <packagefilename>

Deinstall like this:

root# rpm -e <istalled package>

2.2    Getting the source and how to compile

If you still want to compile the progs/applications by yourself you need gcc and make and possibly some libs. Unpack the source into a dir of your choise and refer to the README file. It often tells you to do something like "./configure" , "make" and then "make install". 

Last updated 1999-03-18 by Christian Holm.

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