rpm -i does nothing

[Michael Schwendt]

On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 10:58:51 -0800, John V. Pope wrote:

> FC1 Gurus:
> 
> I am attempting to install the kernel source on my server as the first step
> toward recompiling a USB driver.  When I issue the rpm command, nothing
> happens and the shell prompt returns within a few seconds.  No output is
> generated and no files are installed.  I have tried this on two different
> FC1 servers with identical results.
> 
> Here's my shell session:
> # rpm --checksig kernel-2.4.22-1.2149.nptl.src.rpm
> kernel-2.4.22-1.2149.nptl.src.rpm: (sha1) dsa sha1 md5 gpg OK
> # rpm -i kernel-2.4.22-1.2149.nptl.src.rpm
> 
> What am I missing?  This used to work for RH9.

To add to what the other people have replied already, to see what the
command has done ("no output is generated and no files are installed" is
wrong), use "rpm -ivv" instead of "rpm -i". That will give you lots of
information on what the command does with the package.

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