Fedora has thousands of pieces of software that can be downloaded and
automatically installed from the Internet.
Configuring Package Installation
Many of the packages I mention in the FAQ are only available from
rpmfusion. To configure your system
so that you can install packages from rpmfusion, follow these
instructions:
Using the GUI to Install/Update Software
If you have graphical access to your desktop, you can use the graphical
tools to install software. Go to the System menu, choose
"Administration", and then click on "Add/Remove Software".
Fedora will automatically let you know when updates are available
for your software.
Installing Software From the Command Line
Often people want to use install or update software using the command
line. For this you use a program called "yum". First
become root, and then you can use the
following commands:
- To see a list of available software:
yum list available
- To install some software, you type:
yum install packagename
- To update some software, you type:
yum update packagenameIf you leave out "packagename" yum will update all your software.
- To see what updates are available, you can do:
yum check-update
- To search for a package, you can do:
yum search word
For more info about yum, see the
yum project page.
(Thanks to Ron Kuris for this tip.)
Installing Local RPMs
rpm -Uvh filename.rpm
If you have Internet access, you can also install local files by doing:
yum --nogpgcheck install
filename.rpm
Which is handy because it will automatically download and install any
dependencies that that RPM has.
