On 8/28/05, Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >I am trying to install remind, whose rpm I have produced with > > >checkinstall, but I get the following error: > > > > > ># rpm -ivh remind-03.00.23-1.i386.rpm > > >Preparing... ########################################### [100%] > > > 1:remind ########################################### [100%] > > >error: unpacking of archive failed on file /selinux/context;4311e2f9: > > >cpio: open failed - Permission denied > > ># > > > > > Checkout this list instead: > > http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/mailing-lists.php > > Thanks, Philip. Meanwhile, I used the rpm I had built for Mandriva and > it also works fine on FC4. On the mailing list of checkinstall, I was taught of two solutions, which I am posting for the sake of helping other people experiencing the same problem: 1. add the options below to the command checkinstall checkinstall --fstrans=no --exclude=/selinux 2. add the line EXCLUDE="/selinux" to /usr/local/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc Regards, Paul
