can't get "package management" to run

[M.Hockings]

Gerry Tool wrote:

>On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 22:25, M.Hockings wrote:
>  
>
>>I'm trying to use the "Package Management" app to install rhgb but it 
>>fails saying "Error installing packages  There was an error installing 
>>packages. Exiting."  with an OK button only.
>>
>>My FC1 install is an upgrade from RH9 which seems to be working just 
>>fine other than this.  I get the same problem regardless of the package 
>>that I try to update.  Any thoughts as to a reason for this and how I 
>>might fix it.  Is there an easy way to load the rhgb from the cd with 
>>easy-to-understand commands (I am slowly learning Linux but it's a tough 
>>to for this long time Windows user).
>>
>>    
>>
>
>Before you try to use redhat-config-packages (System Settings >
>Add/Remove Applications)  make sure you have the fix for a bug that
>looks for the wrong CD label (redhat instead of fedora).
>
>Jeremy Katz has fixed this already in redhat-config-packages-1.2.7-1. 
>The new package can be downloaded from 
>
>http://people.redhat.com/~katzj/redhat-config-packages/
>
>You will then need to install the new package by using
>
>rpm -Uvh redhat-config-packages-1.2.7-1.noarch.rpm
>
>Hope this is what you need.
>
>Gerry
>
Thanks Gerry,  that was the ticket, it works great now!


Kind regards,

Mike