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[ale] installing a src.rpm file
- Subject: [ale] installing a src.rpm file
- From: reeves at earthling.net (J. Reeves Hall)
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 10:36:13 -0500
Lisa Chiang wrote:
> I have a netscape.src.rpm file that I need to install on my Linux/Alpha
> machine. (I couldn't find the normal binary rpm file.)
>
> I know this was already covered but I can't find the info on how to install a
> src.rpm file. Can someone please repost this? Thanks.
rpm --rebuild src.rpm
That'll write a binary RPM in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/alpha or something similar.
rpm -i that file.
-Reeves