using rpm's

[slydoggy]

How does one use an rpm file? How do you install from an rpm? I have no idea what command you use. Or decompress it. From a command line it's not recognized as a file or dir. From a manager window I can double click into it but then what? No commads to run and double clicking an INSTALL file does nothing.

ciao

[demian]

There's an NHF about basic rpm commands. Although it's in the distro specific section under RedHat it works on all rpm based distros. Check it out (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/distros/redh/rpmcheat.html)