Re: Install new package problem in linux [HELP]

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From: Michael Stillwell
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 00:00

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On 23 Apr 1997 14:24:21 GMT, David Gibson <david@brucehall20.anu.edu.au> wrote:
: Mr. TANG (mktan4@cfs02.cc.monash.edu.au) wrote:
: : Hi All
: 
: : 	I have download two package from ftp RedHat
: : 		1) jdk-1_0_2_2-2_src.rpm  (Java Development Kit)
: : 		2) xosview-1_4_1-3_src.rpm (xosview software)
: : 	My question is how can I install it ?
: : 	I have try "rpm -i *rpm", but receive error message : "segmentation
: : fault core dumped"
: 
: : 	My linux is RedHat 3.0.3, Kernel is 2.0.0
: 
: 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.

You probably want the *bin.rpms---*src.rpm is the source.

Michael

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From: mist@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Michael Stillwell)
Subject: Re: Install new package problem in linux [HELP]
Date: 1997/04/23
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