Can't install RPMs in graphical environment

kpachopoulos · 02-15-2004, 03:45 AM

I set up successfully my Mandrake Linux system a few weeks ago. I had started installing RPM packages (a lot of them),by double-clicking on them, but suddenly the following happened: when i double-clicked on an RPM instead of asking me if i wanted to be installed, a menu appeared asking me with which application i wanted to open the file. I don't know if this has anything to do with this, but something had happened previously and the Console option from the KDE menu had dissapeared(thread:"Console option in KDE menu disappeared...").What has happened? How can i fix that?

VincentB · 02-15-2004, 03:59 AM

You should anyway install RPM via command line (logged as root).

rpm -V *.rpm (to verify if already installed)
rpm -U *.rpm (to update / install).

Vincent

kuba · 02-15-2004, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by VincentB
You should anyway install RPM via command line (logged as root).

rpm -V *.rpm (to verify if already installed)
rpm -U *.rpm (to update / install).

Vincent

Acutaly i installed it in Command line and i got a strange problem...

I tiped:

Code:

rpm blablabla.rpm -i

Then i wanted to uninstall it... i read "man RPM" and i tiped

Code:

rpm blablabla.rpm -e

Then linux said:

Code:

The RPM package is not installed

What should i do now??

jax8 · 02-15-2004, 07:03 AM

no .rpm on the end

try

rpm -e blablabla