RPM install failing with GUI tools
 

Hi Folks,

I have downloaded the two RPMS associated with sword for SuSE. They are in a subdirectory of my user home.

bibletime-1.4.1-1.suse9.0.src.rpm

and

bibletime-i18n-1.4.1-1.suse9.0.src.rpm

As you can see, they are purportedly SUSE9 (which I am running) specific. So far, I haven't successfully installed them, AFAICT.

Here's what I have tried:

In YaST
I added the location where the files are to the
list of places it looks for packages. When I search for the packages using the 'Install and Remove Software' interface, it doesn't find the rpms.

In Kpackage
From the Main menu, I have used File => Open and subsequently installed the RPMs. I am asked for the root password, which I provide. Some console-like text flashes by, too fast to read. Subsequently, the rpms don't appear to be installed, that is, I don't find them in the tree of installed packages, even when the tree is refreshed.

In non-GUI YAST
Using YAST -i progname from the directory where the RPMs are, I got a character-based YAST interface, but it didn't say or do anything, and it disappeared after about 5-10 seconds.

By next move, I guess, to install via the Console route/command line, but it seems like these package manager *must* work for some folks, and I'm wondering why I'm having trouble.

This is my first swing at installing an RPM (obviously).

TIA--

Try the command line and if you get error messages, posting those might help point to the source of your problems.

have you tried just clicking on them that is what works for me.