Noob Linux Question

[A2Z]

After installing a .rpm program, how do you find it to actually run it? Can't see it anywhere....

This is on Linux Mandriva!

Thanks and sorry for the noob question!

 

[Xelene]

rpm --info [rpm]
rpm --filesbypkg [rpm]

 

[A2Z]

rpm --info [rpm]
rpm --filesbypkg [rpm]

Im assuming thats through Terminal?

This is going to sound even more silly but how do you open Terminal? And is there no way to do it through a menu like in windows, list of apps etc?

PS. the girlfriend is the one with the machine...i will be installing windows on it at a later date..but until then i need to help her install a couple of things...which is why i told her to install www.teamviewer.com so I could take control..but she cant find the app to run after installing it..

 

[Dunks]

What was the application she installed?

 

[A2Z]

www.teamviewer.com

any chance someone with linux can install it, and tell me the command to open it after its installed?

 

[MasterPlan1]

from terminal, get her to type team[tab] then it'll show all possibilities of programs that begin with team.

(terminal is usually found under accessories in whatever start menu-esque thing her distro uses.)

 

[LizardKing]

The shortcut on mine uses the following command

/opt/teamviewer/teamviewer/5/bin/teamviewer

However just running the command "teamviewer" also works.

If neither of those work then there is probably something wrong

Also the installer put a shorcut in Applications > Internet (Gnome)

 

[SMN]

Im using gnome, and its under (in GUI not CLI) "Applications -> Internet -> Teamviewer".

HTH.

 

[anything I don't mind]

most software in linux or unix will install under /usr/local/bin/ or /bin/

from the command line remember to do

cd /usr/local/bin/
./teamviewer

you could always use find:

find / -name teamviewer

or locate

 

[Roland0]

or "which teamviewer", assuming its installed to somwhere linked to by $PATH ..

 

[Rainmaker]

Or "whereis teamviewer" will work too. Then you can just add a shortcut to the menu (run 'alacarte' in Gnome) using the path that the terminal spits out. Set an icon and you're good to go.