Red Hat PowerTools README
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The Red Hat PowerTools are a potent collection of applications and
utilities for serious Linux users. Packaged in RPM format, it is
trivial to install and try out these programs at your leisure. If you
chose not to keep one, its very easy with RPM to remove it from your
disk.

The file 'CONTENTS' lists each RPM and a verbose description.  Browse
through this file to find packages that look interesting to you.

To install a package from the PowerTools CD, you must first become
super-user on your system. This can be done by the command

       'su'

You can also login as 'root' from the login prompt.

You will be prompted for the root password.  After entering the password,
you will be the super-user.

Mount the CD-ROM in your drive and then change directory ('cd') to
the one containing the RPM you want to install.

Then type:

       'rpm -Uvh <rpmfilename>'

Where <rpmfilename> is the name of the RPM you wish to install.
Some other commands you should know..

To query a list of the RPMs on your system:

       'rpm -qa'

To see if a particular package is installed:

       'rpm -q <packagename>'

To erase a package:

       'rpm -e <packagename>'

The <packagename> does not include the extension for the RPM file on
the cd. For example, to install the package 'battalion-1.3-2.i386.rpm':

       'rpm -Uvh battalion-1.3-2.i386.rpm'

To query the package for infomration after installation:

       'rpm -qi battalion'

And to query a package before installation:

       'rpm -qip  battalion-1.3-2.i386.rpm'

To see what files were installed from this package:

       'rpm -ql battalion'

To erase battalion from your system:

       'rpm -e battalion'

BE SURE TO LOGOUT AFTER INSTALLING PACKAGES WITH RPM. You can do
considerable damage as the super-user if you are not sure of what you are
doing. Only use it to install and remove packages unless you KNOW what you
are doing!

For more info on RPM, check out the Red Hat website at http://www.redhat.com,
or the RPM website at http://www.rpm.org.  The command 'rpm --help' gives
verbose information on running rpm.  There is also 'man'.

The book "Maximum RPM" describes the use of RPM in great detail, and
can be purchased from Red Hat software.  Anotherwards, when in doubt -- RTFM.

Authors and maintainers are also listed in the SRPMS. If you encounter
problems, please submit a bug report on our bug tracking system at
http://developer.redhat.com/bugzilla

Updates, when provided, will be placed on the ftp server in their respective
PowerTools directory.  Please visit ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/ or
a respective mirror for more information.

                                       Thanks,

                                       The Red Hat Engineering Team

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