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bkinney
07-09-2003, 10:32 PM
One problem I'm having: when I install an RPM (eRoaster in this case), I "open" the RPM and it installs...then what?? I have no idea where to go to find and launch the application!

Any help is appreciated.
stumbles
07-09-2003, 10:36 PM
Originally posted by bkinney
One problem I'm having: when I install an RPM (eRoaster in this case), I "open" the RPM and it installs...then what?? I have no idea where to go to find and launch the application!

Any help is appreciated.

What distro and DE are you using?
scinerd
07-09-2003, 10:39 PM
sounds like you install the source rpm which would only install the source code. the name would be something like filename.src.rpm

If that is the problem either do a "rpmbuild --rebuild filename.src.rpm " then find and install the built rpm. It will tell you where it writes the file

or download the built rpm
bkinney
07-09-2003, 11:14 PM
When I try to use the rpmbuild command, I get the following: "bash: rpmbuild: command not found."

I'm using RH8.0.
Darkbolt
07-09-2003, 11:30 PM
from the command line try eroaster.
mdwatts
07-10-2003, 07:09 AM
Originally posted by bkinney
When I try to use the rpmbuild command, I get the following: "bash: rpmbuild: command not found."

I'm using RH8.0.

'rpmbuild' might be a separate rpm package that needs to be installed or else it cannot be found as it is not in your PATH and you need to be root. That is not the answer to your question though.

List the files installed by the eroaster package and look for the eroaster executable in one of the binary directories.

rpm -ql eroaster

Have a look through the rpm manpage (man rpm) to learn more about the commandline rpm.