Am So, den 14.11.2004 schrieb joshua neff um 1:57: > I'm trying to install programs using rpm. I log in as > root and type "rpm -i" and then the package name. > Everytime I do, I get an error message: "cannot create > %sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES" > > What am I doing wrong? 1. it is no binary RPM but a SRC.RPM. Do you want to use a source? 2. If you really want the SRC.RPM you first need to install rpm-build RPM to have the rpmbuild environment created. 3. If you don't want to compile from a SRC.RPM then get the binary RPM and install it. Use "-Uvh" instead of "-i" to not risk a parallel install. Alexander -- Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | new address - new key: 0xB366A773 legal statement: http://www.uni-x.org/legal.html Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 (Tettnang) on Athlon kernel 2.6.8-1.521smp Serendipity 02:10:00 up 24 days, 23:49, load average: 1.37, 1.40, 1.20
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