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Title: how to .tar.gz and .tar.bz and .src.rpms in fedora core2
Post by: gadekishore on October 13, 2005, 06:10:35 AM

Hello

can any body help me how to install .tar.bz and .tar.gz and .src.rpms to  convert to rpms..
please give reply by step by step.

tnx

Title: how to .tar.gz and .tar.bz and .src.rpms in fedora core2
Post by: gauravbajaj on October 13, 2005, 08:09:43 AM

Hello

To install .tar.gz package give this cmd
#tar -xvzf s1.tar.gz
 { where s1.tar.gz is ur package name)

for bz2 package give this cmd
#tar -xvjf s1.tar.bz2
    { where s1.tar.gz is ur package name)

for src.rpm
cmd is
#rpm -ivh s1.src.rpm
  { where s1.tar.gz is ur package name)

Gaurav

Title: how to .tar.gz and .tar.bz and .src.rpms in fedora core2
Post by: gadekishore on October 13, 2005, 08:39:49 AM

hi gaurav

tnx for giving me reply.. up to that point iam ok. there was a directory called /usr/src/redhat in this directory there are many directories i.e., RPMS,SRPMS,BUILD,SOURCES  and SPECS what is the necessary of this directory any link is there for source rpms  to the above directories.

if you can send your email..