How to Un tar

did you try just installing it by issuing the "rpm -ivh package_name.rpm" command?

tar xfv filename
is how you untar.

if that doesn't work tryk "file rhpl-0.93.4-1.i386.rpm" and post the output here

No  I have not according to the instructions that came with it from intel it says i have to untar first!!

ok i will try tar zfv i tried tar zxf

You could also just try installing.
If it does not work, all it will make is an error saying that the package can not be installed.

Ok things have happend with the rpm. it look's like most of it went in but there were some messages about not compatible. it would appear that intel instructions were ment for a tar ball and not for the rpm thanks for your help

Its look like that I have made a mistake. I have now untared the right file that went well. so i try the make install, but that does not happen for me, any ideas?

what has happened now?
normally a .rpm file is a precompiled package, not something you should untar or unpack.

when you say that you have untared, was it then the .rpm file?
to me it seems higly unlikely that they would tar files and call them .rpm.

I searched for the package on google and found this page:
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/idpl/642537/stat/4/com/rhpl-0.93.4-1.i386.rpm.html

Where did you download the package, and what happends when you untar'ed it? (Directory structure etc.)

Sorry I am confusing the situation. file rhpl-0.93.4-1.i386.rpm.was the file I tried to untar. However during my efforts i realised that this was the wrong file. I shouls have been working on a tarbal. This i have been playing with all day. I believe that I have arrived at some kind of understanding of untaring and continuing the proces until one arrives at the goal.
Of installing the thing/things. Sry for the trouble i am a old windows man. so i think thatwe can say that the problem is solved until the next one. thank you all for your help

Ok.
All you have to do now, is close this question.
Hope you get it working.

By the way, welcome to linux ;)

Martin - The reason why you cannot cose the question is that nobody has posted text as answers. Please ask then ones you would like to give the points to to post as an answer.

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oz2kas please post your reply as a answer and u get the points

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answer.