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The graphical RPM included with KDE looks pretty sweet, only one problem- it
isn't working for me.  When I try installing a package, it gives me the error
message "failed to open //var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm".   I checked, and
packages.rpm did exist in that directory.  However the RPM program told me it
was an invalid rpm file.  What is the significance of that file?  I have
something over 1200 megs total, so I'm almost positive that disk space has
nothing to do with it.  How do I check free disk space, there's no handy little
label i've seen so far saying how many megs free like in Windows...

lot.  Thanks!

Dan Rasmussen

Well can't try rpm text base if it work then kpackage is not doing it job =).
For free space just type "df" in terminal it is going to say the use of each
mounted filesystem like /. haven't found something to know the size of an
directory =(

oups meant CAN try rpm text based =) boy I am sleepy

You're searching for du . -hs for a summary for the current dir and all of
its subdirs and du . -h for all subdirs listed seperately or simply
man du

Greetings

Arno

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Which distribution do you have in use? Looks like your "packages.rpm" is an
older one. Did you try installing RPMs with your distribution packet
installer (e.g. yast in SuSE)?

Quote:> I checked, and packages.rpm did exist in that directory. However the RPM
> program told me it was an invalid rpm file.

Run your distribution installer or your admin tools and update the RPM
system.

Quote:>  What is the significance of that file?

packages.rpm ist the database which stores all information about package
dependancies and so on.

Quote:> I have something over 1200 megs total, so I'm almost positive that disk
> space has nothing to do with it.

No, that should be the problem. If your disk space runs low (>5%), root gets
a warning.

Quote:> How do I check free disk space, there's no handy little
> label i've seen so far saying how many megs free like in Windows...

Open an xterm and type df or df --help. That's the command you're looking for.

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