Apparently I don't have rpmbuild so I tried using YUM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]$ rbmbuild --help bash: rbmbuild: command not found
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]$ yum list Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Yellow Dog Linux 4.0 Base Error - /var/cache/yum/base/header.info cannot be found Please ask your sysadmin to update the headers on this system. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]$ yum check-update Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Yellow Dog Linux 4.0 Base Error - /var/cache/yum/base/header.info cannot be found Please ask your sysadmin to update the headers on this system. So my next question: 1) How can I update the headers so that I can use YUM do get rpmbuild downloaded? Regards, Ric. Quoting Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, 2005-03-26 at 11:51, Frederick C.Lee wrote: > > You installed a source rpm. That is not an actual package one can > install and use the software right off it. This would have been a > ppc.rpm file. You must compile it first then install and use. > > The easiest way is to use rpmbuild: (yum can install it if not already > installed) Since you'll need write privileges in /usr/src/yellowdog/* > tree do this as root: > > #] rpmbuild --rebuild qgis-0.6.0-0.src.rpm [ENTER] > > This will compile the source and create ppc.rpm files(s) in > /usr/rsc/yellowdog/RPMS/ppc/ which you will install like you did with > step 3) > > > Greetings: > > I have a rpm package that I had downloaded. I followed the "Red > > Hat Linux for Dummies" (being that YDL is a RHL derivative) > > instructions for installing a RPM. All I got was the .gz file as the > > result. > > > > > > 1) Locate the rpm package to install: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]$ ls > > Apple Desktop qgis-0.6.0-0.src.rpm > > > > 2) Check the status of any previous target rpm installation: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]$ rpm -qls qgis* > > package qgis-0.6.0-0.src.rpm is not installed > > > > 3) Install the package per instruction: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]$ rpm -ivh qgis* > > error: cannot write to %sourcedir /usr/src/yellowdog/SOURCES > > > > 3a) It failed. Okay, via Super User. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]$ su > > Password: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]# ls /usr/src/yellowdog/SOURCES > > qgis-0.6.0.tar.gz > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]# rpm -ivh qgis* > > 1:qgis ########################################### > > [100%] > > > > > > 4) I appeared to have installed very quickly (a second or two). Did it > > REALLY INSTALL? > > Query to check: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]# rpm -qi qgis* > > package qgis-0.6.0-0.src.rpm is not installed > > > > 5) That's odd. Check yellowdog sources: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]# ls /usr/src/yellowdog/SOURCES > > qgis-0.6.0.tar.gz > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ric]# > > > > ------------ > > > > Okay. > > So, all I got was the .gz package. And it didn't unpack or de-archive. > > Now what do I do? > > > > How do I check for a de-archiving routine? Or is it necessary? > > Since all the other Red Hat RPM packages have > > already been installed and hence, probably de-archived as well. > > > > So what's missing? > > > > Regards, > > Ric. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > yellowdog-newbie mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-newbie mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie > _______________________________________________ yellowdog-newbie mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
