Re: installed RedHat 9 but can not register

From: Mark Rush (msr714nospam_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 11/29/03 

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 20:06:45 -0600

Neal wrote:
>
>>>>
>>> Ok now I know were I am getting lost and lets me know tomarrow I have
>>> to run to a bookstore to help me out but how do I open a prompt.
>>> Sorry if this sounds so dumb but I have not had much time to play
>>> with RH9.
>>>
>>> If I am reading right I should right in the prompt:
>>> rpm -ivh up2date-3.1.23.2-1.src.rpm
>>>
>>> I know the file is located in /home/neal
>>>
>>> Help would be great I am finding out though I need to do some reading
>>> bad since this seems like a basic thing for lunix.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> Neal
>>>
>>
>> Click on Redhat>System Tools>Terminal
>>
>> Yes it is a very basic tool in linux; you will need it a lot.
>>
>> Mark
>>
> Thanks for helping me out with this so much. Got to the prompt and I see
>
> [neal@localhost neal]$
>
>
> This is what I have tryed so far with nothing working. I can bet I am
> doing something so dumb that it would be funny to a lot of people but
> for some reason I can not get it to work.
>
> [neal@localhost neal]$ cd /home/neal
> [neal@localhost neal]$ rpm -ivh up2date-3.1.23.2-1.src.rpm
> error: cannot create %sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
> [neal@localhost neal]$ cd/home/neal
> bash: cd/home/neal: No such file or directory
> [neal@localhost neal]$ cd /home/neal rpm -ivh up2date-3.1.23.2-1.src.rpm
> [neal@localhost neal]$ cd
> [neal@localhost neal]$
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Neal
>

Also, this is better than a lot of books out there:
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/l-dw-linux-lpir21-i.html?S_TACT=103AMW38&S_CMP=DVCHL

Mark

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