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Old 10-07-2003, 07:16 PM   #1
darkstar518
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installing apt

trying to install apt, i downloaded the file and run

rpm -iV apt-0.5.5cnc6-fr0.rh80.1.i386.rpm, hit return and get a blinking cursor. i thought installing rpm packages was easy?

any help would be cool

thanks!
 
Old 10-07-2003, 08:07 PM   #2
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as root type ::
rm -rf /var/lib/rpm/__db*
then...
rpm -vv --rebuilddb
and then retry rpm -ivh package.rpm
 
  


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