try installined with rpm -Uvh <rpm name>
if i remember that does Update, verify, h...

--nathan


>From: "Mohammed Arafa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: "Mandrake Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [newbie] rpmdrake: rpm installed error
>Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 15:55:29 +0200
>
>whenever i try to install an rpm ..software manager (rpmdrake) tells me 
>that
>the install generated errors: program already installed
>but this is the first time i install the program (not part of the
>distribution and/or update).
>
>i uninstalled rpmdrake and d/l the latest version adn installed that, i
>still had the same problem.
>
>i have also done an rpm -rebuilddb twice to no avail.
>
>has anyone got any ideas to fix this?
>
>and b4 i forget, is there any way rpmdrake (or any other program) can
>install the program and its dependencies?
>
>thanks
>
>
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