`Hello again! I am trying my best to get this to work, and it hates me. I first tried installing shorewall, and it wouldn't let me because it couldn't find iproute. I tried to do it without dependencies, and it wouldn't let me change it because it said it couldn't find it. Then, I thought I would try IPROUTE... maybe it's not installed... turns out it was installed with my distro. So then I try upgrading the rpm, and this is what I put in and got...

[brandon@localhost brandon]$ su root
Password:
[root@localhost brandon]# rpm -Uvh shorewall-1.4.7-1.noarch.rpm
error: open of shorewall-1.4.7-1.noarch.rpm failed: No such file or directory
[root@localhost brandon]#

????
I get this anytime I try to do something. Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.

Brandon <><

Hi,
Silly question - but are you in the correct directory that contains the package you are trying to install after doing the 'su'.

stv T

I don't think I am... but every time I've tried, my attempts have been futile... lol. If it's in a sub directory under my "Home", what do I need to type in to show it that? Thanks!

Brandon <><

Hi,

The best way to find out where the package is located is to use the locate command:

prompt> locate shorewall-1.4.7-1.noarch.rpm

if this fails with an error you may need to build the locate database:

prompt> su
root> updatedb

then try the command again. This should then tell you where the package is located. You can then run your rpm command. If you installed from CD/DVD then the package file will probably not be on the system.

So ...
probably a better way to do it is with the package installation manager from the Mandrake Control Centre, the install package option from the menu bar or use urpmi from the command line. These will both tell you of any dependancies and install those packages also.

Stv T