--- Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 Gotcha. Thanks. ===== --joshua m. neff www.goblin-cartoons.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com
