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can't install rpm packages - red hat 6.2

can't install rpm packages - red hat 6.2

Post by Brian Jeppers » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00



I just installed Red Hat 6.2 on my gateway pc, this is my first endevor into
Linux.  Anyhow, I can use RPM to install packages from all the red hat disks
except one - the "Powertools Applications" Disk.  When I try to install
packages from this disk, it claims to install them, but when I query the
package it says it was installed to "/", and it is nowhere to be found.
If I then select "uninstall" it complains that it can't find the files.

Has anyone else experienced this?  It's bizarre because this doesn't happen
with the other disks.

 
 
 
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can't install rpm packages - red hat 6.2

Post by David . » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00



> I just installed Red Hat 6.2 on my gateway pc, this is my first endevor into
> Linux.  Anyhow, I can use RPM to install packages from all the red hat disks
> except one - the "Powertools Applications" Disk.  When I try to install
> packages from this disk, it claims to install them, but when I query the
> package it says it was installed to "/", and it is nowhere to be found.
> If I then select "uninstall" it complains that it can't find the files.

If you are trying to install "src.rpm" files they are being installed in
/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES  so that you can build the binary rpm's

You can use "rpm -q filename" to see if rpm's are installed but it won't
list any that are in /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES

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can't install rpm packages - red hat 6.2

Post by Brian Jeppers » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00





> > I just installed Red Hat 6.2 on my gateway pc, this is my first endevor into
> > Linux.  Anyhow, I can use RPM to install packages from all the red hat disks
> > except one - the "Powertools Applications" Disk.  When I try to install
> > packages from this disk, it claims to install them, but when I query the
> > package it says it was installed to "/", and it is nowhere to be found.
> > If I then select "uninstall" it complains that it can't find the files.

> If you are trying to install "src.rpm" files they are being installed in
> /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES  so that you can build the binary rpm's

> You can use "rpm -q filename" to see if rpm's are installed but it won't
> list any that are in /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES

> --
> Confucius say: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
> Registered with the Linux Counter.  http://counter.li.org
> ID # 123538

Doh!  That's what it was, I guess I was installing the source accidentally.

Thanks for your help!

 
 
 
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