RE: Some things GNOME really needs

[James Henstridge <james daa com au>]

The reason it says the package is not installed, is because the .rpm file
is the uninstalled state of the packages.  The installed state is what you
select in the main window of gnorpm (when the package is installed, it is
on your system -- not contained in a single file).

James.

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On Sat, 26 Jun 1999, Tim Allen wrote:

> On Sat, 26 Jun 1999, James Henstridge wrote:
> 
> > Try right clicking on an rpm in gmc and selecting view or show info.  This
> > will display info about the package, and has install, upgrade and check
> > sig buttons.
> 
> Goody!
> 
> >  With the help of gsu, the install and upgrade items in the
> > context menu could be made to work for normal users as well.
> 
> Very nice. Except that it doesn't seem to know that I've installed
> gnomeicu.. I know that I have - it's running right now - but it says
> "Installation date: Not installed". Silly thing. 
> 
> Tim Allen
>