gstreamer key import hangup -updated

[charles f. zeitler]

--- Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 6/5/07, charles f. zeitler <cfzeitler at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > --- Rahul Sundaram <sundaram at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> >
> > > >> charles f. zeitler wrote:
> > > >>> following the steps outlined
> > > >>> on http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/download/fedora5.html
> > > >>> ( the recommended page for fedora =>5)
> > > >>> as root, works fine until i get to:
> > > >>> rpm --import thomas.pubkey
> > > >>> at which iget the
> > > >>> "cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages"
> > > >>> warning.
> > > >> Are you running as root user?
> > > >>
> > > >> Rahul
> > > >
> > > > no, i su'd to root status.
> > > > is there a difference?
> > >
> > > Not any that would make a difference in this instance. Maybe you can try
> > > using one of those popular third party repository to get these plugins.
> > >
> > thanks. have done that (third party thing), but it seems
> > i have the same problem loading the jpackage key...
> >
> > > Rahul
> 
> Did you provide the complete path to the file? If that does not work
> save the file with your browser to your drive and then install.
> 
yes.
downloading the key first, then "rpm --import..."
gives "error: jpackage.repo: import read failed(0)."

charles zeitler

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