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# Place your Centos7 Full Install DVD into the DVD drive of your hostmachine.
# View the contents of the DVD drive using the file manager application (called '''nautilus'''). Change to the Packages subdirectory. What does this subdirectory contain?
# Open a shell terminal and use the Linux command cd to change to the '''Packages''' subdirectory sub-directory (hint: similar pathname path-name as USB, but use "'''Centos 7 x86_64/Packages" ''' and use '''quotes ''' " " around absolute pathname full path-name since there are spaces within the pathname).
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<li value="9">Within the '''Packages''' subdirectory of the '''Centos7 Full Install DVD''', locate the '''rpm''' file that contains the '''xchat''' application (note the full path-name of the file). What do you think is the purpose of the numbers also contained in the filename?</li>
<li>Issue the command: <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">yum localinstall "full_pathname_to_xchat_rpm_file"</span></code></b></li>
<li>Verify that the '''xchat''' command has been installed.</li>
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