can't get "package management" to run
M.Hockings
veeshooter at hockings.net
Mon Nov 10 05:45:49 UTC 2003
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
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