On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Dan Kirkpatrick wrote: > Running RH Linux 6.2 > Can't update rpms... am I missing something small? > > Trying to update/install latest LPRng & ifhp rpm's and get: > > >[root]# rpm -q LPRng > >LPRng-3.6.26-1 > >[root]# rpm -U LPRng-3.7.8-1.i386.rpm > >only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of RPM > >error: LPRng-3.7.8-1.i386.rpm cannot be installed > > > >[root]# rpm -q ifhp > >ifhp-3.4.1-1 > >[root]# rpm -Fvh ifhp-3.4.7-1.i386.rpm > >only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of RPM > >query of ifhp-3.4.7-1.i386.rpm failed > >only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of RPM > >query of ifhp-3.4.7-1.i386.rpm failed > >no packages require freshening > > Thanks! > -Dan
you need to update RPM itself to "4.0.2-6x". It is available from ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/i386/ You will also need the "db3" packages to get the new RPM to install. Dave Hill -- Dave Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Senior SysAdmin Tel: +44 1223 525000 Fax: +44 1223 525100 Zeus Technology Ltd [UNIVERSALLY SERVING THE NET] http://www.zeus.com Zeus House, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 OZT, UK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
