find packages in a distro

[veerloh]

Hi,

Is there a way to find out which software packages are by default present in my linux
distro. I have Fedora 8 and i want to know which packages are already present to avoid downloading of available packages. Also if the packages are present how do i utilise them or make use of them.

I want to view a .chm file. How do i make sure if i have such a viewer already present in my distro. And if it is not, then which is the best viewer in this case.

[daark.child]

Most distros do not install a chm viewer by default. There are several available e.g. xchm, gnochm and kchmviewer. As for checking rpm packages, you can do

rpm -qa

[veerloh]

Thanks for the reply,

Which one is better to view .chm files and where can i get it from

[daark.child]

Thanks for the reply,

Which one is better to view .chm files and where can i get it from

Your distros package reporitories usually have the applications you need. If using GNOME or XFCE, then xchm or gnochm will be ideal. If using KDE, then try kchmviewer.