Installing new application in Fedora
 

Hello, I have installed Fedora linux on my hp ze4430 us laptop. Every time I try to install a new package, it asks me for the cd, I insert the correct cd in the driver and then, it presents the message "There was an error trying to install. The program will exit". So, the new features are not installed.

Do you have an idea why this happens and how I can fix it?

Thank you very much in advance.

afertis

The package handler for Fedora has a known bug that causes it to be unable to locate the necessary RPM. There are several fixes:

1) Install the new fixed version of the package installer available in the Fedora errata site.

2) You can manually edit the code of the package handler (redhat-config-packages) you have installed. There is a line which tells the installer where to look for the RPM file, in the broken installer this points to the Redhat/RPM directory, when it should point to Fedora/RPM.

3) You can just install packages from the commandline: For new packages use rpm -ivh package_name. To upgrade a previously installed package, use rpm -Fvh package_name