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« on: February 09, 2012, 10:14:51 AM »
Hello all I am new to pclos and I have just supported humble bundle. I did some research and based on my findings downloaded my software in the .rpm format. I am just now sure what I need to do now to install them.
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« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2012, 10:19:37 AM »
Quote from: Insamity on February 09, 2012, 10:14:51 AM
Hello all I am new to pclos and I have just supported humble bundle. I did some research and based on my findings downloaded my software in the .rpm format. I am just now sure what I need to do now to install them.

rpm -Uvh name-of-file.rpm
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2012, 11:03:03 AM »
Thank you. So I just type that in terminal then?
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« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2012, 11:05:28 AM »
yepp, and needs root privileges, and don't forget...
You have not longer support of your system..., sorry.
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