RPM installation difficulties on FC2

jriddy · 08-19-2004, 02:37 PM

when i try to install an rpm like this:

$ rpm - i [file name]
i get this message:

error: can't create transaction lock

i'm using fc2 with KDE and bash and i have no idea what that means.

XavierP · 08-19-2004, 02:47 PM

You need root access to install:

Code:

name@name$ su
Password:
name@name# rpm -i filename.rpm

The # symbol signifies that you are root.

Welcome to LQ

by the way.

Jmcatch742 · 08-20-2004, 09:00 AM

You have to be in root for it to work.