Installing New Software 136 Getting Started Guide An installation window appears, where you can select options to help you install the new software package. (See Figure 68.) FIGURE 68.  You can install new software packages with kpackage. The options in the Installation dialog box allow you to update a currently installed package to a new version, or test the installation without writing the files. 6. Choose Install to install the rpm package that you selected. Using the Command Line Tools In addition to the kpackage utility, you can use the rpm command to work with the software packages on your system. The rpm command provides much addi- tional functionality, but can be a challenge to use because it has so many options. The basic options of the rpm command are shown in the following list. • To query to see if a certain software package is installed on your Open- Linux system (requires only the name of the package, not the version and platform information): rpm -q packagename