Getting RPMs Using Web-Based FTP -CodeIdol

Getting RPMs Using Web-Based FTP

There are numerous Web sites from which you can download Fedora RPM software; two of the most popular are the Fedora Web site and rpmfind.net. The methods used to get the software from either site are simple, but different enough to be treated separately.

Let's say you are running Fedora Core 2 and need to download an RPM for the DHCP server application; you can select either of these methods in the following sections to get the software.

Using the Fedora Web site

To use the Fedora Web site:

1.	Use your Web browser to go to the Fedora link given earlier.
2.	Go to the `pub/fedora/linux/core/2/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS` directory.
3.	Click on the `dhcp-3.0pl2-6.16.i386.rpm` link.
4.	Save the file to your hard drive.

Using the rpmfind Web site

To use the rpmfind Web site:

1.	Go to the `rpmfind` link.
2.	Type `dhcp` in the Search box.
3.	Click the Search button.
4.	Scroll down for the RPM that matches your version of Fedora. The right column has links with the actual names of the `rpm` files.
5.	Click the link.
6.	Save the file to the Linux box's hard drive.

It is best to download RPMs to a directory named RPM, or something similar, so you can find them later.

Nov. 7, 2010, 7 a.m.posted by whitehat

Getting RPMs Using Web-Based FTP