RPM install

[Kyle D. Harris]

I downloaded a RPM from the Redhat site and put it in a directory "/usr/src".

I went to that directory and tried to install the RPM "rpm -i openssl-0.9.7a-20.src.rpm" and after a split second nothing happened.

Am I not understanding something?

[Mark Grant]

You are aware that this looks like a source rpm? This will produce source code that you will then have to build with all the attentant issues that could unfold.

I suspect you need to find the openssl rpm that doesn't have a ".src" in there somewhere. On the other hand I don't actually use rpm's so my info might be out of date.

Just as a matter of interest what actually happens when nothing happens? Does it hang or do you just get the prompt back?. I f I remember correctly, rpms and source rpms don't actually say anything if they work properly.

[Kyle D. Harris]

Mark, i just get the prompt back right away....I guess i'll remove it and look for one without a source rpm. Thanks.

[Balaji N · Accepted solution]

hey
is it a source rpm? then install the source rpm.

rpm -Uvh *.src.rpm

it will get installed in /usr/src.

and there will be a spec file (dont remeber the exact directory) somewhere in /usr/src/build or ...


go to that directory and run

rpmbuild -bb specfile.

this will generate a binary rpm.

once this is done,

just run

rpm -Uvh *.rpm.


please note that to build, you need to have all the dependencies and most of the *devel* rpms.

cheerio
-balaji

[Huc_1]

kyle,

I read this reply now but I have answered this in the following link
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=292708

please follow up to there

J-P

[Martin P.J. Zinser]

Hello Mark,

could you elaborate a bit why you consider building from sources to be a problem? For me this is actually on of the features of Linux that makes it attractive. No critizism intended here, I am just curious.

Greetings, Martin

[Mark Grant]

Martin.

I always build from source. I always install the smallest linux I can and then build the rest just as I like it from source. However, I don't think Kyle is really up for that just now and rpm installs are just the thing.

Many years ago, before "./configure" made life so easy, I spent three days (took two days off work) without sleep building ImageMagick. Life is much easier now but sadly doesn't have the same sense of achievemnet :)

[Martin P.J. Zinser]

Hello Mark,

I agree going with RPMs does make sense if you do not have too much experience yet.

As it happens streamlining the build of ImageMagick on a non-Unix platform is one of my next projects ;-) I do anticipate more than 3 days...

All the best, Martin

[Kyle D. Harris]

Just got back to work from the weekend. Thanks for the replies, they should help. Yes I agree, I don't have alot of experience yet so RPM should be good. Thanks to all!

kyle