yum localinstall
This will install an RPM, and try to resolve all the dependencies for you using your repositories. yum localinstall package_name.rpm
View ArticleInstall CPAN in Fedora
If you are getting a ‘Can’t locate CPAN.pm in @INC’ error while opening cpan, you have not installed Bundle::Cpan. You can do that without Cpan – using yum yum install perl-CPAN
View ArticleShow all Installed Packages in Debian
Show all deb packages installed on the system dpkg -l
View ArticleInstalling Rails
You can install Rails in a Fedora system with these commands… yum -y install ruby ruby-devel ruby-irb ruby-libs ruby-rdoc ruby-ri rubygems sudo gem update sudo gem install rails --include-dependencies
View ArticlePackage Listing in Debian
Show space used by deb packages installed sorted by size (ubuntu, debian and like) dpkg-query -W -f='${Installed-Size;10}t${Package}n' | sort -k1,1n
View ArticleRPM Installation without Dependencies
Install a rpm package ignoring dependencies requests rpm -ivh --nodeeps package.rpm
View ArticleUpdate an Installed RPM Package
Upgrade a rpm package only if it is already installed rpm -F package.rpm
View ArticleInstalling GRUB Into MBR
Use this when your MBR gets corrupted – usually happens after you reinstall windows. Pop in a bootable ubuntu DVD and boot into it. Then open a terminal and type in the following commands… $ sudo grub...
View ArticleInstall Package List
Install a list of packages from a text file. cat packages.txt | xargs apt-get install
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