01-19-2007
OK, first, you need to find the standard binary rpm, not the source rpm. The rpm filename will end in .rpm, not .src.rpm. If you're not used to rpm, then attempting to build one from a source rpm will be too much for now... (if you're interested, check out
http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/drafts/rpm-guide-en/, especially
this ).
Anyway. To install the rpm, type
rpm -Uvh /path/to/mypackagenamehere.rpm
Performing an "U"pgrade will still "i"nstall the rpm if it is not currently installed.
To remove the rpm, type
rpm -e mypackagenamehere
Note that you drop the "rpm" extension when you're dealing with an installed package.
Cheers
ZB
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
rpmspec
RPMSPEC(8) System Manager's Manual RPMSPEC(8)
NAME
rpmspec - RPM Spec Tool
SYNOPSIS
QUERYING SPEC FILES:
rpmspec {-q|--query} [select-options] [query-options] SPEC_FILE ...
select-options
[--rpms]
[--srpms]
query-options
[--qf,--queryformat QUERYFMT]
[--target TARGET_PLATFORM]
QUERY OPTIONS
The general form of an rpm spec query command is
rpm {-q|--query} [select-options] [query-options]
You may specify the format that the information should be printed in. To do this, you use the
--qf|--queryformat QUERYFMT
option, followed by the QUERYFMT format string. See rpm(8) for details.
SELECT OPTIONS
--rpms Operate on the binary package header(s).
--srpm Operate on the source package header(s).
SEE ALSO
popt(3),
rpm(8),
rpmdb(8),
rpmkeys(8),
rpmsign(8),
rpm2cpio(8),
rpmbuild(8),
rpmspec --help - as rpm supports customizing the options via popt aliases it's impossible to guarantee that what's described in the manual
matches what's available.
http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>
AUTHORS
Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>
Red Hat, Inc 29 October 2010 RPMSPEC(8)