Re: Install new package problem in linux [HELP]

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From: John Summerfield
Date: Sat, 03 May 1997 00:00

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In <5jl62l$4v5$1@clarion.carno.net.au>, david@brucehall20.anu.edu.au (David Gibson) writes:

]This looks like you have a too old version of rpm. The old versions were
]rather dodgy, and tended to segfault if given an rpm in a newer format.
]You'll have to upgrade rpm, which could be tricky, since the current
]versions will probably be in rpms unreadable by your current version. You
]might be able to get there by going through several intermediate versions.
]These may be available on ftp.redhat.com.


This is the big weakness in RH's RPM.

I had two or three intermnediate (twixt 3.0.3 and 4.0) versions and could 
    find no path that would allow me to upgrade.

I finally went to 4.0 (on one machine) by upgrading from an Archive CD. 
    Even that's not without its hazards.

If only they rould realise the importance of packing RPM RPMs in an 
    earlier form so peaple CAN upgrade it easily.

Cheers
John Summerfield
Warped & Connected
Perth, Western Australia
OS2 support @ http://www.iinet.net.au/~summer/
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From: summer@iinet.net.au (John Summerfield)
Subject: Re: Install new package problem in linux [HELP]
Date: 1997/05/03
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