For some software developers and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), there are differing ideas about where to install one's applications and software packages. Some prefer to install in /usr/bin/ or ...

I have tried RPMs from Freshmeat. If I go into Nautilus and double click the file, which is how I normally install RPMs now, nothing happens. If I go to a terminal, su, and then run rpm -ivh ...

If you're trying out Linux—or completely switching over to it—after getting used to Windows or macOS, you're going to have to familiarize yourself with how software gets installed on this open source ...