[101114] in RedHat Linux List
Re: RPM Help
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Marthe =?iso-8859-1?Q?Nes=F8en?= =)
Tue Nov 24 17:50:34 1998
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 23:49:20 +0100
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From: Marthe =?iso-8859-1?Q?Nes=F8en?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?_Gangfl=F8t?= <ulva@powahtech.net>
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>>I am having trouble with RPM. I try to install some packages but it just
>>fails without giving any details.
>>Like with package xfpovray-1.2.4-2.i386.rpm. When I run:
>>
>>rpm -ih xfpovray-1.2.4-2.i386.rpm
>>error: xfpovray-1.2.4-2.i386.rpm cannot be installed.
if you add -v (rpm -ivh (verbose)) you might get an error message. And if
not, try an additional v for "Print lots of ugly debugging information."..
I don't know if this will solve the problem, but knowing whats wrong is a
good start. :-)
-Ulva
- http://jediknight.atc.no/ - ICQ#: 11573020 - ulva@powahtech.net -
- On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. -
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