Add remove packages in Fedora

Basically packages foe fedora is coming from rpm extension (e.g. some-packeage.rpm). If you logged as a root (root is the administrator in Linux) you can just double click the package and install it. But if you had not logged as root, root password will be asked. There are some built in packages in Linux CD you can install it to going Main menu --> System Settings --> Add/Remove Applications. But remember most parts of Linux administrations are done in command line interface (In command prompt). Terminal is the name for command prompt window. Working in it like working in dos prompt in Microsoft Windows.

Here are some Linux command prompt command and their equal Microsoft Windows commands.

Windows	Linux	Usage
cd	cd	to change the working directory
md	mkdir	to create a directory (folder)
dir	cat dir	to view the list of directories
cls	clear screen	to clear the screen
exit	exit	to close and exit from CLI window

Installing a package

To install a package in CLI first open a CLI window from Main menu --> System Tools -->Terminal

Now change directory in to the folder which contains the package.

If you are not logged as root type su and hit enter. Then enter root password. and hit enter.

Lets think packages name as package-name.rpm . Now type rpm -ihv package-name.rpm and hit enter.

Then you can see some thing like this

If you see the the above package installing is completed in successfully

Removing packages

Lets think package name as xmms-mp3-1.2.10-9.i386.rpm

If you know the name of installed package type rpm -e xmms-mp3-1.2.10-9 Then package will be removed
If you dont know the name of it use grep
Type rpm -qa | grep -i mp3 and hit enter. Then package name will be displayed like xmms-mp3-1.2.10-9.
Now you got the package name now copy it and type rpm -e paste the copied name and hit enter.

Kasun Chathuranga 14-May-2006 13:07

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