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Old 06-06-2005, 12:04 AM   #1
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Software installation issue

Hi, i just downloaded AVG freeware and need to install into FC3 . The file is a .RPM and i double click on the file and the package run. But still nothing being installed. How to install it ? My desktop is Gnome. Thanks

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Old 06-06-2005, 12:48 AM   #2
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open a terminal, such as xterm and type:

su
your password
rpm -ivh <packagenamehere>.rpm

and it will either install, or give you a message as to why it can't, such as dependencies missing...
 
Old 06-06-2005, 02:02 AM   #3
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Re: Software installation issue
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Originally posted by DanielTan
Hi, i just downloaded AVG freeware and need to install into FC3 . The file is a .RPM and i double click on the file and the package run. But still nothing being installed. How to install it ? My desktop is Gnome. Thanks

Regards
Daniel
I assume you mean the avg antivirus program. If you are only using Linux you can do without it because most antivirus programs for linux actually check for windows viruses so that they are not passed on to windows users in environments where multiple operating systems are in use. If you are installing on a mail server that will be accessed by windows users then by all means use it.
 
Old 06-07-2005, 10:24 AM   #4
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Hi, this is what i get from rpm -ivh avglinux-7.0-15_avi0463.i386.rpm . when i use rpm -q xxx.rpm then it says package not found but i have double clicked the file and it says is installed.

[root@mp420 daniel]# rpm -ivh avglinux-7.0-15_avi0463.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
error: %pre(avglinux-7.0-15_avi0463.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 6
error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping avglinux-7.0-15_avi0463

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Originally posted by detpenguin
open a terminal, such as xterm and type:

su
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rpm -ivh <packagenamehere>.rpm

and it will either install, or give you a message as to why it can't, such as dependencies missing...
 
Old 06-07-2005, 05:18 PM   #5
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There is a problem with some scripts contained in your rpm package and they are preventing it from being installed properly. You will need to get an updated rpm or install your program from source.
 
Old 06-08-2005, 10:47 AM   #6
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Hi, how to get an updated rpm ? using "yum" ? or which .rpm must be downloaded ? Pls advise. Thanks

Regards
Daniel



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There is a problem with some scripts contained in your rpm package and they are preventing it from being installed properly. You will need to get an updated rpm or install your program from source.
 
Old 06-08-2005, 10:52 AM   #7
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Hi, how to get an updated rpm ? using "yum" ? or which .rpm must be downloaded ? Pls advise. Thanks

Regards
Daniel
Download the file from the maintainer or site you downloaded the previous one from. Choosing the rpm is your choice.
 
Old 10-02-2005, 09:46 AM   #8
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Hi, do you know any antivirus for linux that is free to download and yet have real time scanning (background scanning ) ? Thanks

Rgds
Daniel


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Download the file from the maintainer or site you downloaded the previous one from. Choosing the rpm is your choice.
 
Old 10-04-2005, 11:01 AM   #9
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Hi, do i need to run the script for every .rpm package in order to install the software ? i tried to install Realplayer 10 and it prompt me that i need libstd.c++.co , where can i get that ? Pls help. Thanks

Rgds
Daniel


Quote:
Originally posted by reddazz
There is a problem with some scripts contained in your rpm package and they are preventing it from being installed properly. You will need to get an updated rpm or install your program from source.
 
Old 10-04-2005, 04:52 PM   #10
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Quote:
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Hi, do i need to run the script for every .rpm package in order to install the software ? i tried to install Realplayer 10 and it prompt me that i need libstd.c++.co , where can i get that ? Pls help. Thanks

Rgds
Daniel
Code:
#yum install compat-libstdc++-33
 
Old 10-04-2005, 06:55 PM   #11
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Hi, is the problem in my script for linux package or the .rpm i download ?


Rgds
Daniel

Quote:
Originally posted by reddazz
There is a problem with some scripts contained in your rpm package and they are preventing it from being installed properly. You will need to get an updated rpm or install your program from source.
 
Old 10-05-2005, 09:03 AM   #12
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Hi, i tried the command but it returns with
Setting up Install Process
Setting up Repo: base
repomd.xml 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00
Setting up Repo: updates-released
repomd.xml 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
base : ################################################## 2622/2622
updates-re: ################################################## 1020/1020
No Match for argument compat-libstdc++-33
Nothing to do


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#yum install compat-libstdc++-33
 
  


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