Re: how to find path of a software

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Matt Giwer <jull43@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have just installed Eclipse RPM from Redhat.I simply double
clicked the rpm file , it started installing.I typed eclipse , it
says 'no command found'.How to find the exact installation path of
the RPM installed.I thought it may be like , the path of Eclipse rpm
is not configured correctly.With little knowledge in Linux , I could
not move forward.
Thanks in advance.

whereis eclipse
find /usr |grep eclipse
or maybe
find /opt |grep eclipse

More decisive would be:
rpm -ql -p ${packagename}.rpm
.

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