[Solved] rpm: Command not recognized

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White Phoenix
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[Solved] rpm: Command not recognized

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I typed

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sudo rpm -Uvh *.rpm
and Linux Mint told me that rpm was not recognized.

Is there another command special for Mint that I need to use?

I am using Linux Mint 17 Kernal Linux 3.13.0-24-generic MATE 1.8.0 and it keeps dropping the Wi-Fi connection every few minutes.
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Re: rpm: Command not recognized

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I haven't used Linux lately, but Mint is based on Ubuntu which is based on Debian. It uses a different package manager with different commands. Try searching the forum for Debian install.
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Re: rpm: Command not recognized

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To install from RPMs, I use:

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rpm -ivh *.rpm
To update:

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rpm -Fvh *.rpm
But I use openSUSE. And, as mentioned, Mint is a DEB distro. Thus, you should download a DEB package, not RPM and use your distro’s package manager.
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Re: rpm: Command not recognized

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esperantisto wrote:Mint is a DEB distro. Thus, you should download a DEB package, not RPM and use your distro’s package manager.
You know, I wondered about that. I had been downloading DEB files whenever possible, but I saw that it was a RPM instead. Apparently, when I downloaded earlier this year I didn’t notice and just downloaded what showed up in the box. For some reason, I didn’t have any issues installing, but this time I was following instructions.

Thanks guys for pointing out the error.
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