Trying to install packages

[kryznic]

I'm a super n00b to linux and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to install a package. I down load the package and when I choose 'open with package installer' it thinks about it but nothing ever happens. I've also tried yum, I am trying to install flash plugin for my firefox browser on Fedora 12.

Not to mention I have no idead what the diff is between rpm, yum, tgz etc. But I guess that is for another thread.

Thanks.

-Chris

[yancek]

I don't use Fedora myself but the link below provides pretty specific instructions:

Flash - FedoraProject

[reed9]

Not to mention I have no idead what the diff is between rpm, yum, tgz etc. But I guess that is for another thread.

Yum is a command line package management program.
Rpm is confusingly both a package format (somewhat similar to .exe in Windows) and a low level package management program.
Tgz is an archive file, similar to zip.

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

It's usually better for new users to install packages under Fedora with the YUM package tool.

I'd recommend starting there with software installation until you know what you are doing.

[devils casper]

I'm a super n00b to linux and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to install a package. I down load the package and when I choose 'open with package installer' it thinks about it but nothing ever happens. I've also tried yum, I am trying to install flash plugin for my firefox browser on Fedora 12.

Not to mention I have no idead what the diff is between rpm, yum, tgz etc. But I guess that is for another thread.

Thanks.

-Chris

I would suggest you to use Yum Extender for Package Management. Its graphical interface of package manager, yum.
Execute this in Terminal

su -
yum -y install yumex
exit

Look for Yum Extender in Menu.
Follow this guide for package management, installation and configuration.

[kryznic]

awesome thanks everyone! I've got a long road ahead of me but I feel confident I will get where I need to go (or lose my job) one of the 2 lol :P

[oz]

If you should decide to use YUM from the command line, here's a short guide that might help to get you going:

The Unofficial Fedora FAQ

[kryznic]

Thanks Ozar!

[kurtdriver]

I like yum from the command line, a simple
[kurt@Jupiter ~]$sudo yum upgrade
(or put that into a cronfile)
[kurt@Jupiter ~]$sudo yum install programname
For flash, multimedia and a couple other things, I recommend autoten
[kurt@Jupiter ~]$sudo yum install autoten.
Then run it from your menu, under internet or maybe system tools, I forget which. It will ask for the root password, and make some things much easier.

[devils casper]

sudo is not pre-configured in Most of RPM based distros. Use su to gain root privileges.

su -c yum upgrade