Installation - force the last version and libraries that are not detected

[trotel]

Hi people,

I new in Fedora, before I used to work with Ubuntu, now I use Fedora 16

My question is when I install any program for example a game Supertuxkart...

First I try to install it by "yum install supertuxkart" so in this case this install the 7.2 version, but the last version is 7.3. How can I force the installation by "yum install... " with the last version?... where is the file, directory or anything where is the order that "yum install program" use.

Second, If "yum install program" doesn't work for any program I try to download the last version in its web and install the program manually, I copy the program in /usr/local/bin, in this case when I want to play the game I have to run the program by terminal (very easy) but I can't see the program in the Gnome Shell Accesories/Games. What can I do to see the program in Gnome Shell Applications/Games?

Other question: How can I install libraries that are not detected by "yum"? I download the libraries and then...???
Other question: How can I install repositories? In Ubuntu is "sudo add-apt-repository ppa:... " but in fedora

This is only for a game but before I had a lot of problems with the installation of programs for my carrier (biology).

Thanks people I hope several answers.

[SlowJet]

The 7.2 is FC15 and is for F15 and F16.
The 7.3 and 7.4 is for F17 and F18.
Because things changed and mass rebuilds occured/

However you can get 7.4 rpm for supertuxkart and you will also need suppertuxkart-data (in the noarch section) from koji.fedoraproject.org/koji - do a search on supert*

Once the rpm is downloaded to you dir do a yum localinstall supertux...-.fc17.rpm
and you get this.


# yum localinstall supertuxkart-0.7-4.fc17.i686.rpm supertuxkart-data-0.7-4.fc17.noarch.rpm
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Examining supertuxkart-0.7-4.fc17.i686.rpm: supertuxkart-0.7-4.fc17.i686
Marking supertuxkart-0.7-4.fc17.i686.rpm to be installed
Examining supertuxkart-data-0.7-4.fc17.noarch.rpm: supertuxkart-data-0.7-4.fc17.noarch
Marking supertuxkart-data-0.7-4.fc17.noarch.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package supertuxkart.i686 0:0.7-4.fc17 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libIrrXML.so.1.7 for package: supertuxkart-0.7-4.fc17.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libIrrlicht.so.1.7 for package: supertuxkart-0.7-4.fc17.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libopenal.so.1 for package: supertuxkart-0.7-4.fc17.i686
--> Processing Dependency: opengl-games-utils for package: supertuxkart-0.7-4.fc17.i686
---> Package supertuxkart-data.noarch 0:0.7-4.fc17 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package irrXML.i686 0:1.2-8.fc16 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libaesgm.so.0 for package: irrXML-1.2-8.fc16.i686
---> Package irrlicht.i686 0:1.7.2-8.fc16 will be installed
---> Package openal-soft.i686 0:1.12.854-2.fc15 will be installed
---> Package opengl-games-utils.noarch 0:0.2-1.fc16 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libaesgm.i686 0:20090429-4.fc15 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================== ================================================== ===
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================== ================================================== ===
Installing:
supertuxkart i686 0.7-4.fc17 /supertuxkart-0.7-4.fc17.i686 2.4 M
supertuxkart-data noarch 0.7-4.fc17 /supertuxkart-data-0.7-4.fc17.noarch 139 M
Installing for dependencies:
irrXML i686 1.2-8.fc16 fedora 38 k
irrlicht i686 1.7.2-8.fc16 fedora 1.4 M
libaesgm i686 20090429-4.fc15 fedora 43 k
openal-soft i686 1.12.854-2.fc15 fedora 116 k
opengl-games-utils noarch 0.2-1.fc16 fedora 6.9 k

Transaction Summary
================================================== ================================================== ===
Install 2 Packages (+5 Dependent packages)

Total size: 143 M
Total download size: 1.6 M
Installed size: 143 M
Is this ok [y/N]:


SJ

[trotel]

Originally Posted by SlowJet

The 7.2 is FC15 and is for F15 and F16.
The 7.3 and 7.4 is for F17 and F18.
Because things changed and mass rebuilds occured/

However you can get 7.4 rpm for supertuxkart and you will also need suppertuxkart-data (in the noarch section) from koji.fedoraproject.org/koji - do a search on supert*

Once the rpm is downloaded to you dir do a yum localinstall supertux...-.fc17.rpm
and you get this.


# yum localinstall supertuxkart-0.7-4.fc17.i686.rpm supertuxkart-data-0.7-4.fc17.noarch.rpm
SJ

This work, but when I type supertuxkart -v, this show me 1.7.2 (0.7.), when I run the program is not the same that I download here (Full Game - http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/...s#header_linux), this have more items.

[SlowJet]

It has to be in the Fedora repos or you are working with unknown stuff.
All aparts would have to be Fedoratised with SElinux and in the correct dir's and attirbutes and compilled with a fairly recent gnc version.

SJ

[trotel]

Originally Posted by SlowJet

It has to be in the Fedora repos or you are working with unknown stuff.
All aparts would have to be Fedoratised with SElinux and in the correct dir's and attirbutes and compilled with a fairly recent gnc version.

SJ

I copy the two files in /etc/yum.repos.d/ and type "yum localinstall.. " again, is it that you say me?, in the Fedora repos. The installation is 1.7.2 (0.7.) still.

[SlowJet]

from:
koji.fedoraproject.org/koji
- do a search

Download with firefox into a dir in /home/useryou/Downloads/yourdirthatyoumkdiredonyouruseryou-04-08-ST74fc17/

su -
<password>
cd /home/useryou/Downloads/yourdirthatyoumkdiredonyouruseryou-04-08-ST74fc17/
yum localiupdate superfile1.rpm superfile2.rpm

SJ

[trotel]

Originally Posted by SlowJet

from:
koji.fedoraproject.org/koji
- do a search

Download with firefox into a dir in /home/useryou/Downloads/yourdirthatyoumkdiredonyouruseryou-04-08-ST74fc17/

su -
<password>
cd /home/useryou/Downloads/yourdirthatyoumkdiredonyouruseryou-04-08-ST74fc17/
yum localiupdate superfile1.rpm superfile2.rpm

SJ

Well I did that, from http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/
yum localinstall supertuxkart-0.7-4.fc18.x86_64.rpm supertuxkart-data-0.7-4.fc18.noarch.rpm
but it install the 0.7. (1.7.2) this is simple like 7.2, the 7.4 have more items.