--- Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 6/5/07, charles f. zeitler <cfzeitler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > --- Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >> charles f. zeitler wrote: > > > >>> following the steps outlined > > > >>> on http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/download/fedora5.html > > > >>> ( the recommended page for fedora =>5) > > > >>> as root, works fine until i get to: > > > >>> rpm --import thomas.pubkey > > > >>> at which iget the > > > >>> "cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages" > > > >>> warning. > > > >> Are you running as root user? > > > >> > > > >> Rahul > > > > > > > > no, i su'd to root status. > > > > is there a difference? > > > > > > Not any that would make a difference in this instance. Maybe you can try > > > using one of those popular third party repository to get these plugins. > > > > > thanks. have done that (third party thing), but it seems > > i have the same problem loading the jpackage key... > > > > > Rahul > > Did you provide the complete path to the file? If that does not work > save the file with your browser to your drive and then install. > yes. downloading the key first, then "rpm --import..." gives "error: jpackage.repo: import read failed(0)." charles zeitler : Do What Thou Wilt : : Shall Be : : The Whole of The Law :
