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I guess this should be the simplest thing to do, but I am totally new to linux (using suse 9.1) and i dont know how to install the drivers for my graphic card (ati radeon 9700).
I downloaded the file from ati:s website and its a rpm file. After the download i double click it, but nothing happends, do i need a special program for this?
u can try the help option of the command and see how it works:
rpm --help
PS.
The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful command line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating computer software packages.
check on the net there are many links explaning the usage of rpm
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