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Old 08-22-2002, 07:15 AM   #1
pk21
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Angry RPM error

[root@bla root]# rpm -Uvh mailman-2.0.9-1.i386.rpm
error: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted (1)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm

Anyone knows how i can get to install this rpm???
 
Old 08-22-2002, 09:48 AM   #2
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just an idea
Your lock issue makes it sound like you have a gui connected to the RPM database. Check that you have no other RPM software running.
 
  


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