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Old 20-06-2005, 07:29 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by gauravnawani
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There is an easy way for installing such applications, especially the ones which ask for dependencies.

Issue Applications>> System Settings>> Add remove Applications. Here when you choose any application to be installed in the redhat package installation program.

After choosing hit update and now in the poped-up dialog box hit 'details' and copy the named rpms it needs from the CDs into a directory.

With roots permission issue rpm -iUvh *.rpm in the directory from a terminal to install them at one go.
but that still does not free me form switching cd's and to add to the problem ill have to search the listed rpms on the cd's
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