On Dec 16, 2007 10:38 PM, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Dec 16, 2007 9:54 PM, david walcroft <d_j_w46@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Kam Leo wrote: > [snip] > > > >>>>> Craig > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> It downloads 'x264-0-0.10.20070819.lvn8.i386.rpm' > > >>>> > > >>>> david > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> ---- > > >>> sudo rpm -ivh \ > > >>> > > >>> http://livna-dl.reloumirrors.net/fedora/8/i386/x264-0-0.10.20070819.lvn8.i386.rpm > > >>> > > >>> it wasn't a 'download' command...it was an install command. It either > > >>> installed or failed. I understood your comment to mean that it > > >>> installed. > > >>> > > >>> Craig > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> [david@reddwarf ~]$ sudo rpm -Uvh rpm/x264-0-0.10.20070819.lvn8.i386.rpm > > >> Preparing... ########################################### > > >> [100%] > > >> package x264-0.0.0-0.3.20061023.fc6.i386 (which is newer than > > >> x264-0-0.10.20070819.lvn8.i386) is already installed > > >> > > >> [david@reddwarf ~]$ sudo rpm -qa | grep x264 > > >> x264-0.0.0-0.3.20061023.fc6.i386 > > >> [david@reddwarf ~]$ > > >> > > >> david > > >> > > > > > > No wonder your system is screwed up! You have a mixed bag of left > > > over packages from older version(s) of Fedora. Do the following and > > > see how many FC6 packages are still installed on your system: > > > > > > rpm -qa | grep fc6 > > > > > > Remove all those found and replace with the F8 packages. > > > > > > Notes: > > > > > > 1. If you have not already done so, update your Livna repository to > > > point to the F8 directory. > > > > > > 2. Repeat the above for other versions of Fedora, i.e. fc5 and/or f7. > > > > > > > > Kam there are to many FC7 (60+) for me to handle,these must be > > left overs from my FC7 - FC8 dvd upgrade. > > Redirect the output to a file, e.g. "rpm -qa | grep f7 > f7leftovers". > Do it for fc6 as well. You can use an editor to copy and paste the > unwanted package(s) to a terminal window or learn to use some neat ^ rpm -e pasted-unwanted-package-name Just to clarify what I meant. > unix utilities such as sed or awk to operate directly on the file > contents. > > > > Livna repos have '/$releasever/$basearch' in them > > That's good but you need to verify that the URL is valid. > > > david >