accessing rpms

[gildedpage]

Hi
I've just started with Mandrake 7.0.
I've managed to install my first couple of rpms, but I can't get at them. I have a book here and have followed directions to create a desktop icon with gnome-rpm and have also tried the suggestion to "type the program execution command -in this case "MySQL_GPL" on the command line". Neither has worked.

Thanks,
Scott

[bdg1983]

Not a Gnome user myself and have no idea how to create a desktop icon.

Most likely the reason you cannot start the program is the directory that contains the executable is not in your path ($PATH). Either add the path to your $PATH variable or from the commandline, change to the correct directory and enter ./program name. The './' is necessary if the current directory is not in your path and says to search for the filename in the current directory. Also remember that Linux is case sensitive.

Hope this helps.