New to Red Hat Linux 6.0 is GnoRPM, a graphical tool which runs under the X Window System. Written by James Henstridge (james@daa.com.au), GnoRPM replaces GLINT. Although GnoRPM shares some similarities with GLINT, it is faster, more powerful and holds a more user-friendly interface.
GnoRPM is ``GNOME-compliant,'' meaning that it seamlessly integrates into GNOME, the X Window System desktop environment.
With GnoRPM, you can easily
The interface features a menu, a toolbar, a tree and a display window of currently installed packages.
Operations are performed in GnoRPM by finding and selecting packages, then choosing the type of operation to perform via push-button on the toolbar or through the menu.
You can also use the Web find option to search the Internet for newly released packages. You can direct GnoRPM to search for particular distributions when you want to look for new packages. (If you have a slow connection, this option can take some time to fully execute.) See Section 10.4 for more information about this feature.
Please Note: Exercise caution if you choose to use the Web find option, since there is no way to verify the integrity of the many packages which are available at numerous repositories. Before installing packages, you should perform a query on that package to help you determine whether it can be trusted. Packages not produced by Red Hat Software are not supported in any way by Red Hat Software.
Using GnoRPM to perform all of these and many other operations is the same as using rpm from the shell prompt. However, the graphical nature of GnoRPM often makes these operations easier to perform.
The normal way to handle GnoRPM is to display the available packages, select the package(s) you want to operate on, and then select an option from the toolbar or menu which performs the operation.
For instance, you can install, upgrade or uninstall several packages with a few button clicks. Similarly, you can query and verify more than one package at a time.