[SOLVED] some newb rpm questions

[Deuterium]

hello guys,
I just have a couple rpm questions. I run fedora (11) and just would like a couple questions answered please

1. When I look at a file (in this case 'fedora.repo') in the /etc/yum.repos.d directory, there is a line which says 'enabled=0'

...
enabled=0
metadata_expire=7d
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-$basearch

Does this mean that this mean that yum does not use this rpm repository when searching for files?

2. if i manually download an rpm (because i couldnt find it using the current repositories i have), how would i know what programs where installed? and how could i uninstall it? do rpm's write uninstall/install details to some file that i dont know of?

3. how do i go about adding more repositories to the yum package manager? (so that i can easily search with add/remove software)

4. Can anyone inform me of some good repositories to add? or where to find some? preferably an up-to-date repository.

Also, I dont mind using command lines etc. I just find GUIs easier to work with.

[daark.child]

1. Yes it means that the repository is disabled. If the line is "enabled="1", then the repository is enabled.
2. Use

   rpm -ql PackageName

   for installed packages. For rpms that have not yet been installed but are downloaded somewhere on your system

   rpm -qlp PackageName-$version.rpm

3. Use a release rpm from a repository maintainer. If you install the release rpm, the repos are automatically setup. If you uninstall the release rpm, the repos are removed as well. You can also copy *.repo files to /etc/yum.repos.d.
4. A good one for Fedora is RPMFusion. Remember not to mix too many repositories because this can cause package conflicts and in extreme cases result in broken installations.

[Deuterium]

thanks daark.child,
I used

rpm -ql *

to try and find all installed packages. But this instead gave me a list of many files, some of which said 'xxx is uninstalled' others are just 'xxx' where xxx is a pathname. This is understandable as -q is a querie and -l (ell) is is list. meaning that all packages were displayed, correct? Is there some part im missing? I dont want to querie for each rpm and check if its installed, i would like to view all rpms that are currently installed.

Also, I tried

rpm -qlp *.rpm

and found a lot of .patch files. isnt that command supposed to find .rpm's on my HDD?

Also, if i used yum to install an rpm, would the correct files be updated? and would it be possible for the add/remove software package manager to display the rpm like it does with all the others (ie, could i easily uninstall it and see it in the package manager GUI?)

[reed9]

rpm -ql lists the files a package has installed. If you want to list all installed packages

rpm -qa

rpm(8): RPM Package Manager - Linux man page
RPM Cheat Sheet Tux Training

[daark.child]

Sorry I assumed you wanted to know the files installed by a specific rpm. Use the command posted by reed9 to find out the packages installed via rpm on your system. There is a database in /var/lib/rpm and on my system the db name is named __db.000.

[Deuterium]

okay thanks reed0 and daark.child it works. Sorry for my newbie questions :P