[jarves]

what is rpm?
where will its files be located after i install it?
how do i uniinstall it??
why are there programs that needs the make commands inorder to install???

[danleff]

The best way to answer all these questions is to do some reading on the subject. Try the following;

http://www.ibiblio.org/mdw/HOWTO/RPM-HOWTO/

The following has a number of good Linux resources and howto's;

http://www.linuxforum.com/linux-rpm/index.html

And finally, an editorial;

http://www.distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=article-rpm