| The Workshop is designed to help you anticipate possible questions, review what you've learned, and begin learning how to put your knowledge into practice. Quiz | 1: | How do you install an RPM software package using desktop tools? | | 2: | How do you install an RPM software package at the command line? | | 3: | Why create an application launcher? |
Answers| A1: | Use the file manager to browse to the directory containing the RPM file; then double-click the file's icon. | | A2: | rpm -i mypackage.rpm | | A3: | You create an application launcher so that you don't have to start a terminal and type a command each time you want to launch an application. |
Activities Start the Package Management tool and browse the available software package groups and software packages. If you see some software that you would like to install, do so. Start a terminal and use the rpm command to list the packages installed on your system. Use the rpm command to find information on a few that you find interesting. Create application launchers for some of the X Window System convenience applications in /usr/bin/X11.
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