[100054] in RedHat Linux List
Re: RPM question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Saltzman)
Wed Nov 18 10:23:14 1998
From: Matthew Saltzman <mjs@math.clemson.edu>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 10:22:09 -0500 (EST)
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
Resent-From: redhat-list@redhat.com
Reply-To: redhat-list@redhat.com
"Kent R. Frazier" <kfrazier@NMSU.Edu> wrote:
>When I tried to update the ispell package using rpm -Uvh [package name] I
>received the following error:
>
>error: cannot install [package name] bla, bla, bla.
>
>I tried another package with the same result. Then I tried to use the
>--force option, again with the same result.
>
>Can someone please give me an idea of what I am doing wrong or what the
>problem might be.
I had a similar problem with the recent Samba update. My solution was
to get the latest version of RPM (rpm-2.5.5-5.2.i386.rpm from the
RH5.2 distribution or from www.rpm.org). Then run "rpm --rebuilddb",
and try again.
Matthew Saltzman
Clemson University Math Sciences
mjs@clemson.edu
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
--
PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
http://www.redhat.com http://archive.redhat.com
To unsubscribe: mail redhat-list-request@redhat.com with
"unsubscribe" as the Subject.
