Robert.Wultsch@asu.edu wrote:
> What is the generic equivilant to the dpkg command?
Havent used SuSe in a long time but you might try:
rpmbuild --rebuild gaim-0.72-1.src.rpm
to build it and then to upgrade (Freshen) it
rpm -Fhv gaim-0.72-1.whatever.rpm
Austin
PS - rpm is the rough equivalent of dpkg. Here is a whirlwind tour
> rpm -qa Will print out ALL installed RPMs. It is best
to "pipe" it through less
> rpm -qa | grep gaim Searchin all installed packages for one that contains
"gaim" in the name
> rpm -qi packagename Prints information about package packagename
> rpm -ql packagename prints all of the files that package packagename
installs
# rpm -ihv packagefile Installs a package
# rpm -Uhv packagefile Upgrades or Installs a package - Upgrade
# rpm -Fhv packagefile Upgrades an already installed package - Freshen
packagefile is the actual filename of the package, this differs from the
packagename because the packagename omits the version number and the rpm and
stuff. For example packagenames look at the output of "rpm -qa"