> From: Jesse Hannah <h19h.v0l7a93@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Feb 6, 2005 5:33 PM > To: Fedora List <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RPM problems > > Whenever I try to install an RPM (rpm -i), it gives me an error. For example: > > warning: firefox-1.0-2.fc3.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2 > error: can't create transaction lock I'm pretty sure this error means you're trying to install as a regular user, not as root. Try: su - then enter the root password. Try again to install the RPM, and it should work. I could be wrong, though.