Re: finger RPM

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)]

 > From: "Brian S St. Pierre" <http://www.kepler.unh.edu/~bss1>
 > Date: Sun  Mar  9,  5:49pm
 >
 > hey --
 > 
 > here's the scoop.  i have an old install (RH 2.0).  my 'finger' isn't 
 > part of any package.  on a newer (4.0) install, 'finger' is in 
 > 'NetKit-B-0.08-8'
 > 
 > try checking:
 > 
 > ftp://ftp.wilmington.net/linux/redhat/redhat-4.1/i386/RedHat/RPMS
 > 
 > (this is just a mirror of ftp.redhat.com/pub/linux)
 > 
 > Brian St. Pierre                         "Imagination   
 > Computer Sci. / Business Admin.        is more important
 > University of New Hampshire             than knowledge."
 > http://www.kepler.unh.edu/~bss1                         -- Albert Einstein
 > 

Thanks, but I already solved the prob.  It turns out that one can list the
contents of an uninstalled package through "rpm -qilp".