19.2. Installing the Tripwire RPM

rpm command or the Package Management Tool (redhat-config-packages) to install the Tripwire RPM from the Red Hat Linux 9 CD-ROMs.

If you are not sure whether Tripwire is installed, type the following command at a shell prompt:

rpm -q tripwire

If Tripwire is installed, this command will return the following:

tripwire-<version-number>

In the above output, <version-number> is the version number of the package.

If Tripwire is not installed, the shell prompt will return.

The following steps outline how to find and install Tripwire from CD-ROM using the RPM command line application:

1. Insert CD 2 of the Red Hat Linux 9 installation CD-ROMs.

2. If the CD-ROM does not automatically mount, type the following command:

   mount /mnt/cdrom

3. Verify that the Tripwire RPM is on the CD-ROM by typing:

   ls /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/ | grep tripwire

   If the RPM is on the CD-ROM, this command will display the package name.

   If the RPM is not one through three.

   Unmount the CD-ROM by right-clicking on the CD-ROM icon and selecting Eject or by typing the following command at the shell prompt:

   umount /mnt/cdrom

4. Once you have located the Tripwire RPM, install it by typing the following command as the root user:

   rpm -Uvh /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/tripwire*.rpm

You will find release notes and README files for Tripwire in the /usr/share/doc/tripwire-<version-number>/ directory (where <version-number>