CentOS - Aug 2005 - Where do my RPMs actually go, and is it different for Red Hat builds?

I'm trying to install themes for KDE. In doing so, I came across the 
following web site which seems to have the themes I want as RPMs:
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/17/dept/3/idg/User+Interface_Desktop

The theme I want is called "Thinkeramik", and it has the following 
versions, for various Red Hat builds:

thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.el3.kde.i386.rpm    RedHat EL 3
thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.el4.kde.i386.rpm    RedHat EL 4
thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.fc2.kde.i386.rpm    Fedora 2
thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.fc3.kde.i386.rpm    Fedora 3
thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.fc4.kde.i386.rpm    Fedora 4
thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.rh73.kde.i386.rpm    RedHat 7.X
thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.rh90.kde.i386.rpm    RedHat 9

I've read on this list that CentOS is equal to Red Hat 9, or to Red Hat 
EL 4. So I'm not sure which download I should get, or which is better.

But in any case, I tried both Red Hat 9 and Red Hat EL 4.

In either case, when I click to download (in FireFox), I'm given the 
option to install, so I do, and I enter my root password. It all seems 
to go fine, without errors.

If I go to the command prompt and query the existence of the RPM, it's 
there:
[root at localhost dave]# rpm -q thinkeramik
thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.rh90.kde

Then I go to the KDE Theme Manager in the Control Center, and here's 
where I hit the wall. The theme "Thinkeramik" is not automatically 
listed as one of the themes, so I click to "Install New Theme...".

But I have no idea where to look. The RPM has been isntalled... 
somewhere, but I have no idea what directory to look in.

I looked on Google to try and figure out if there was an option with the 
rpm command to locate the files associated with the RPM package, but was 
unsuccessful.

Where should I look for the theme related files that the RPM should have 
theoretically installed?

Dave

On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 at 2:07am, Dave Gutteridge wrote
> I'm trying to install themes for KDE. In doing so, I came across the 
> following web site which seems to have the themes I want as RPMs:
> http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/17/dept/3/idg/User+Interface_Desktop
> 
> The theme I want is called "Thinkeramik", and it has the
following
> versions, for various Red Hat builds:
> 
> thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.el3.kde.i386.rpm    RedHat EL 3
> thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.el4.kde.i386.rpm    RedHat EL 4
> thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.fc2.kde.i386.rpm    Fedora 2
> thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.fc3.kde.i386.rpm    Fedora 3
> thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.fc4.kde.i386.rpm    Fedora 4
> thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.rh73.kde.i386.rpm    RedHat 7.X
> thinkeramik-3.2.1-1.0.rh90.kde.i386.rpm    RedHat 9
> 
> I've read on this list that CentOS is equal to Red Hat 9, or to Red Hat
> EL 4. So I'm not sure which download I should get, or which is better.
CentOS3->RHEL3
CentOS4->RHEL4
> But I have no idea where to look. The RPM has been isntalled... 
> somewhere, but I have no idea what directory to look in.
> 
> I looked on Google to try and figure out if there was an option with the 
> rpm command to locate the files associated with the RPM package, but was 
> unsuccessful.
'man rpm'

rpm -ql thinkeramik

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University

Dave Gutteridge <dave at tokyocomedy.com> wrote:
> I've read on this list that CentOS is equal to Red Hat 9,
Nope.
> or to Red Hat EL 4.
CentOS 4, yes.

Here's the breakdown:  

CentOS 4 = RHEL 4
CentOS 3 = RHEL 3

RHEL 3 is based on Red Hat Linux (RHL) 9, with some latter
updates coming from Fedora Core (FC) 1.  Red Hat Linux 8 is
largely compatible with RHL9/FC1.

RHEL 4 is based on Fedora Core (FC) 3.  Fedora Core 2 is
largely compatible with FC3.

The lineage:  
  RHL8 -> RHL9-> RHEL 3 <-FC1
  FC2 -> FC3-> RHEL 4

RHL/FC releases are on a 6 month cycle.
RHEL releases are on a 18 month cycle.

That's why there is typically 2-3 RHL/FC releases per RHEL
release.  In the "good'ole days" before RHEL 3, Red Hat used
revisions .0, .1, .2, etc..., and ".2" was the most mature.

In fact, Red Hat's first "enterprise" attempt was called Red
Hat Linux 6.2 Enterprise (6.2E for short).


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