Re: joe install problems

[Russell Simmons]

Russell Simmons wrote:

> i have been unsuccessful installing rpm's from my mandrake 6.0 dist
> i am trying to install joe
> at the cl i get a cannot open file message after i cd
> /mnt/cdrom/mandrake/rpms
> and rpm -i joe-2.8-9mdk.i586.rpm
> in gnome after i mount the cdrom and select the package i get this
> message:
> failed to open /var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm
>
> anyone have any ideas?
> tia
> russell