Re: rpm error
From: joshua neff (joshua_neff_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/14/04
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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 18:07:20 -0800 (PST) To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
--- Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@uni-x.org> wrote:
> Am So, den 14.11.2004 schrieb joshua neff um 1:57:
>
> > I'm trying to install programs using rpm. I log in
> as
> > root and type "rpm -i" and then the package name.
> > Everytime I do, I get an error message: "cannot
> create
> > %sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES"
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
>
> 1. it is no binary RPM but a SRC.RPM. Do you want to
> use a source?
>
> 2. If you really want the SRC.RPM you first need to
> install rpm-build
> RPM to have the rpmbuild environment created.
>
> 3. If you don't want to compile from a SRC.RPM then
> get the binary RPM
> and install it. Use "-Uvh" instead of "-i" to not
> risk a parallel
> install.
>
> Alexander
Gotcha. Thanks.
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