Manuel install of rpm

[Rog1]

I downloaded the free avg virus program for linux and saved it in a directory called /download. When I go to download and try to install this is what it looks like.

rpm -i avg75fls-r49-a1130.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
python-gtk >= 2.0.0 is needed by avg75fls-r49-a1130.i386

Now, I have gone to the python-gtk web site and it states there python is usually already part of SUSE.

1.How do I find that out for sure
2 If it already exists how do I use it with the above install
3. If if does not exist then if I download do I install it using rpm -i
4. When I try to use the "Install Software" located in the "Computer icon it will not locate the AVG rpm even if I point it at the correct area. Whats wrong there.
5. When the "Install Software" begans to run it fails to download stuff from the opensuse download site every time. How do I fix that.
6. Other then pulling my hair out and screaming a lot evthing else is just fine.

[HROAdmin26]

In SuSE, YAST is your best (GUI) management tool.

From a terminal, su so you're root, then launch yast with:

yast2 &

GUI will pop > Select Software > Search for python > Select the package you need > Yast will check/ask for the SuSE CD > Done.

Then run your rpm install again: rpm -ivh avg-package.rpm

Ciao...

Edit: Yast Doco and Links

[gogalthorp]

Why do you think you need an AV with Linux??????

[HROAdmin26]

Maybe he is running a Samba fileshare with Windows clients and wants to make sure they don't upload any infected files...



(That's why we always run AV on NetWare fileservers...Hehe...)

[Rog1]

I figure it neve hurts!

[gogalthorp]

These are available via Yast Form the OpenSuse repository

Antivir
clamav

They would be much easier to install since Yast would find any dependencies you need.

[Rog1]

Thanks for the input!

[harner]

If you just type "yast" via the command line it also brings up a text GUI. Nice for using Yast via Putty or something.

I think ClamAV is in the repository as well. If you install it via Yast, it'll ask install the dependencies for you. Or should at least.

[Rog1]

As it turns out my whole problem was the update downloads were not working because possibly the site was down. In any case the automatic install worked for the antivir package because it said successful but I did not fine a icon on the desktop. Then I decided to retry the install of the AVG package which I had downloaded. First I did the auromatic install of the python package which the AVG package had asked for. Since I could not locate the AVG package in the automatic (YAST) install search function I went into the root command screen, found the directory with the AVG download and ran the manual install command rpm -ivh. It finished and showed installed. I went back to the desktop GUI screen but still no icon for AVG or Antivir. Coming from the WIN environment I am used to icons being installed automatically which they are not in Linux. So my question how do I go about adding icons for these packages or any others in the future. Thanks ahead of time.
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In SuSE, YAST is your best (GUI) management tool.

From a terminal, su so you're root, then launch yast with:

yast2 &

GUI will pop > Select Software > Search for python > Select the package you need > Yast will check/ask for the SuSE CD > Done.

Then run your rpm install again: rpm -ivh avg-package.rpm

Ciao...

Edit: Yast Doco and Links

[gogalthorp]

Well if you know how to run it from the command line just right click on the Desktop and create a short cut. You can also add it to the menus. But exact method depends on whether you run KDE or gnome

NOTE: Some of these programs may not have a GUI interface at all.