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If you already know of a PowerTools package that you would like to
install, see the section called Installing PowerTools Packages for
installation information.
However, due to the large number of PowerTools packages available, it is
helpful to be able to search through the package descriptions to find
those that meet your requirements.
You can read the contents of the PowerTools CD-ROM from a shell prompt
(either in a terminal window or in console mode). First you have to
mount the CD-ROM drive.
If your system is not set up to automount the CD-ROM drive when a CD
is inserted, place the PowerTools CD in your CD-ROM drive. As root,
type the following:
mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom |
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| | On your system, you or the system administrator may already allow
users (instead of only root) to mount the CD-ROM drive. Users have
this privilege if the user option is included in
the /dev/cdrom line in the
/etc/fstab file. However, keep in mind that
you must be logged in as root to install any PowerTools RPMs.
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After you have mounted the drive, cd to the mounted
CD-ROM directory with the following command:
Finally, type less CONTENTS to view the available
applications. The CONTENTS file contains every
program on the PowerTools CD-ROM, listed in alphabetical order.
Reading the CONTENTS file on the PowerTools
CD-ROM can be a daunting task, considering the sheer number of
applications available. Here are a few tricks to find a particular
type of program without having to read through all of the descriptions:
Use the Group name — Every application is
assigned to a particular group. For example,
FaxMail, a fax sending utility, is in the
Applications/Communications
group, and Icecast, an MP3 Internet
broadcasting system, is in the Applications/Multimedia group. By
skimming the group names, you can save the time of having to read
each package's description.
Search using keywords — The
ls command supports easy searching. If you know
you are looking for an IRC client, you can type less
CONTENTS to view CONTENTS and
then type /IRC and press
[Enter]. You will be taken to the first IRC client
in the list. If this one does not interest you, pressing the
[n] key repeatedly will let you skim through the
CONTENTS file, looking only at IRC-related
packages.
If you have trouble using the less command, type
man less at a prompt for help.
When you are finished using the PowerTools CD-ROM to install
packages, you can remove it from your CD-ROM drive. If you have
the CD-ROM mounted in the /mnt/cdrom directory,
do the following:
Change directories using cd /mnt so that you
are one level above the /mnt/cdrom
directory.
Type umount /mnt/cdrom to unmount the
CD-ROM.
Type eject /dev/cdrom and the CD-ROM
drive will open so that you can remove the CD.
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