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Re: Problem using RPM.

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From: Herbert Pophal
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:44
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David wrote:
> 
> This may sound silly, but some of my friends can't work it out either.
> 
> Whenever I use rpm to install something, it never installs, for example:
> 
> [root@localhost davluong]# rpm -ivh gtk+-1.2.8-1.src.rpm
> warning: user otaylor does not exist - using root
> warning: group otaylor does not exist - using root
> warning: user otaylor does not exist - using root
> warning: group otaylor does not exist - using root
> warning: user otaylor does not exist - using root
> warning: group otaylor does not exist - using root
> warning: user otaylor does not exist - using root
> warning: group otaylor does not exist - using root
>    1:gtk+                   ###########################################
> [100%]
> [root@localhost davluong]# rpm -ql gtk+-1.2.8-1.src.rpm
> package gtk+-1.2.8-1.src.rpm is not installed
When querying a package installation, don't use the file name, rather
use the package name. This applies to binary rpms. Source rpms, as you
installed one, cannot be queried. After having installed a source rpm,
the sources are usually to be found in /usr/src/...

Herbert
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From: Herbert Pophal <pophal@zrz.TU-Berlin.DE>
Newsgroups: linux.redhat,aus.computers
Subject: Re: Problem using RPM.
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:44:38 +0100
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