Help! Me is stoopid with linux!

[magicfan241]

How do I use a RPM file?? I am trying to install Java support, because I have to help run my brother online game party (blech!) and I need 8 working computers with Java. My personal computer would be number 8.

According to the file manager thing (whatever it is called) I have a file called j2re-1_4_2_03-linux-i586-rpm.bin and I double clicked on it, and it popped up a bunch of texty cobbledygook. I even went as far as to go into the terminal window and type "rpm j2re-1_4_2_03-linux-i586-rpm.bin". I got a list of about 350 options of letters that I could use.

Needless to say, I am extremely confused. Can anyone tell me what to do?

magicfan241

[magnav0x]

Well normaly to install an rpm file you would type this from the console:

rpm -i rpmname.rpm

But it looks like the file you got is a bin shile and not an rpm. Try typing:

sh j2re-1_4_2_03-linux-i586-rpm.bin
or
./j2re-1_4_2_03-linux-i586-rpm.bin

[Chinasaur]

You could also find and use the Package Manager proggie, supply the root pword and go from there.

If unsure, use the Test option before using. Will also show unmet dependancies.

RPM's were the main reason I went to Debian and apt-get.

[magicfan241]

Well, the main reason I neede to know how-to on the command line is that I could not find the package manager.

Well, I am off to fiddle with it to make mozilla accept it.

magicfan241, wishing for the ease of windows