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    installing apliccations

    I downloaded the latest version of wine.How can i uninstall the previous one?
    I wonder if i have to place the .rpm file in a specific location in order to install. generally is there a directory that the apliccations should be installed?
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    Running the .rpm will stick wine in the directory which it needs to be in, usually /usr/bin or /usr/lib somewhere around there?
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    Quote Originally Posted by valemon
    How can i uninstall the previous one?
    rpm -e <package name>

    I wonder if i have to place the .rpm file in a specific location in order to install. generally is there a directory that the apliccations should be installed?
    you can specify a location. System will take care of that. usual loaction is /usr/bin or /usr/sbin. /usr/lib is for libraries.




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