On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Russell Simmons wrote about, Re: joe install problems/still:
> okay guys don't yell! :o)...sorry, i am a linux _newbie_!...and i have been
> trying this in _root_ from the very beginning, either logging in as root, or
> using the su command...sorry if i didn't make that clear...i just can't seem
> to get rpm's to install for me...i have read through my mandrake user guide,
> and running linux and linux in a nutshell, and have sought help here ...i am
> getting very frustrated, but look at it all as a learning experience...as to
> the "13 basketfuls of devils," i haven't begun to try installing ppp yet, and
> must halt, and boot windoz to log onto the net, thus my need to type in my
> linux outputs...i'll keep asking questions and looking for answers...
> thank you one and all
> russell
The only comment i have is that i got the impressition from a previous
message from you that you were doing rpm -i <rpm> and not giving the path,
it seemed like you were in the var/?/? dir you wrote, now if the rpm are on
the cdrom then the command is;
rpm -i /mnt/cdrom/Redhat/RPMS/<rpm>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Russell Simmons wrote:
> >
> > > still unable to install rpms...here is my output for ls -l
> > > /var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm
> > >
> > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6094984 jan 3 1734
> > >
> > > and for ls -l /var/lib/rpm
> > >
> > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16384 jan 3 conflictsindex.rpm
> > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1306624 jan 3 fileindex.rpm
> > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16384 jan 3 groupindex.rpm
> > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16384 jan 3 homeindex.rpm
> > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6094984 jan 3 packages.rpm
> > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28672 jan 3 providesindex.rpm
> > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 90112 jan 3 requiredby.rpm
> > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16384 jan 3 triggerindex.rpm
> > >
> > > i had to type this in by hand, so i may have made a mistake, but
> > i
> > > think i got it right...what else can i try?...should i try
> > > reinstalling my distro?.
> >
> > Try running rpm as root. I tried to tell you, Greg tried to tell you,
> > but we don't seem to be getting through. Maybe I can show you. I have
> > /etc/sudoers set up so whit can run any single command as the
> > administrive user by preceding it with sudo. Don't let that confuse
> > you. using su or logging in as root would also work. Also, I have a
> > newer version of joe from slackware, so I installed diffstat instead.
> >
> > BTW, why in the name of 13 basketsful of devils would you ever have to
> > type in the output of a command to mail it? Is your mailer so inept it
> > can't include a text file in a letter? Has no one showed you how to
> > redirect output from a command, or capture a session with script??
> >
> > ls -lnd /var/lib/rpm >lnd 2>&1
> > dr-xr-xr-x 2 0 0 1024 Jan 14 19:48 /var/lib/rpm/
> >
> > with bash, &>file will also work, but >file 2>&1 will work with any
> > known shell.
> >
> > Script started on Fri Jan 14 19:50:45 2000
> > witsend:~$ script rpm
> > Script started, file is rpm
> > witsend:~$ ls -ldn /var/lib/rpm
> > dr-xr-xr-x 2 0 0 1024 Jan 14 19:48 01;34m/var/lib/rpm
> > witsend:~$ ls -ln /var/lib/rpm
> > total 1451
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 16384 Jan 11 13:21
> > 01;31mconflictsindex.rpm
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 634880 Jan 11 13:21
> > 01;31mfileindex.rpm
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 16384 Jan 11 13:21
> > 01;31mgroupindex.rpm
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 16384 Jan 11 13:21
> > 01;31mnameindex.rpm
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 879368 Nov 8 17:48 01;31mpackages.rpm
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 16384 Jan 11 13:21
> > 01;31mprovidesindex.rpm
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 16384 Jan 11 13:21
> > 01;31mrequiredby.rpm
> > [mwitsend:~$ cd /cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
> > witsend:/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS$ rpm -i diffstat
> > error: cannot open file diffstat
> > witsend:/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS$ rpm -i diffstat*
> > failed to open //var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm
> >
> > error: cannot open //var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm
> > witsend:/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS$ whoami
> > whit
> > witsend:/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS$ sudo rpm -i diffstat*
> > Password:
> > witsend:/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS$ rpm -q diffstat
> > diffstat-1.25-2
> > witsend:/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS$ exit
> > exit
> > Script done, file is rpm
> > witsend:~$ exit
> >
> > Script done on Fri Jan 14 19:53:15 2000
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > russell (joeless)
> > >
> > > Greg Olszewski wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2000 at 09:53:21PM -0500, 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
> > > >
> > > > Does /var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm exsist?
> > > > what are it's permissions (ls -l /var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm)?
> > > > are you root when you are doing the install?
> > > > is the file system than /var is on mounted read/write?
> > > >
> > > > that's about all I can think of.
> > > >
> > > > have fun
> > > >
> > > > greg
> > > > --
> > > > this is not here
> > >
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