Installing RPMs on red hat 7.2

**pest79456** · #1 24th Oct 2008, 06:14

can someone come up with an idiot's guide for me to install an rpm such as opera.

**computeruler** · #2 24th Oct 2008, 13:39

you mean something that doesnt have a linux installer or something?? use wine then

**Cew27** · #3 25th Oct 2008, 03:19

he asked how to install rpm's not wine apps.
download the rpm from the internet/ operas site and select open with your package installer
or go to terminal and type
sudo yum install opera
and if that doesnt work
su
yum install opera

**MJM** · #4 25th Oct 2008, 04:50

If you've downloaded the RPM, just double click it...

**pest79456** · #5 26th Oct 2008, 00:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJM

If you've downloaded the RPM, just double click it...

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cew27

he asked how to install rpm's not wine apps.
download the rpm from the internet/ operas site and select open with your package installer
or go to terminal and type
sudo yum install opera
and if that doesnt work
su
yum install opera

I just now tried it
[root@localhost root]# sudo yum install opera
sudo: yum: command not found
[root@localhost root]#

I tryed the other and got simalur results

**Cew27** · #6 26th Oct 2008, 04:37

sorry yum is for fedora, redhats little brother
try
while in the dir that containst the package
sudo rpm -Uvh <name of package>