where does Fedora install the packages?

[redflyingpig]

Hi, I'm new to Fedora, and I always can't find out where Fedora installs the packages and have to search for them for a long time after installation. When I download some rpm and choose to install it automatically, it doesn't seem to be in the "normal places". Any ideas about this? Thank you.

[spiderhosts]

Hello,

The location depends on the package you are installing.

To know where the files of a particular package are installed run the following as root:

# rpm -ql package_name

Bechara Hitti

[Mr Tux]

Originally Posted by spiderhosts

Hello,

The location depends on the package you are installing.

To know where the files of a particular package are installed run the following as root:

# rpm -ql package_name

Bechara Hitti

Is there something similar for tarball installation ?

[mgor]

if i've understood the question right, the answer is no.

when you install a rpm the rpm-database keepstrack of which files belongs to what package.

[Woad_Warrior]

most programs will install to /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin. ocassionaly they'll be somewhere else, but it'll be in /usr. (i.e. /usr/local/games)
installing from source code will install to the same location as installing by rpm, but to my knowledge, there is no database to keep track of source installs for fedora. one way around this is to use a program called checkinstall. there are a few other posts dealing with the running of this app, but basically it'll build an rpm for you from the source after running ./configure & make.

[Mr Tux]

Originally Posted by Woad_Warrior

... one way around this is to use a program called checkinstall. there are a few other posts dealing with the running of this app, but basically it'll build an rpm for you from the source after running ./configure & make.

Wow, got to test that one out ...
Checkinstall