hello everybody,
i have a qusetion, i want to install ymessenger-0.99.19-1.i386.rpm into my linux. But after i cp the *.rpm into the path: /home/heng, the i try to install the package by typing:
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rpm -i ymessenger-0.99.19-1.i386.rpm
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then i get is message:
error:ymessenger-0.99.19-1.i386.rpm can not be install
(sound like that)

i just follow the step that i get from this page:

http://messenger.yahoo.com/messenger/download/unix.html

can anyone help me?
mch

Are you trying to install as root ??

i agree, make sure you are loged in as root, to do a rpm install you must have adminstrative privileges.

1.open the terminal
2.type this su-
3.enter your root password

and then try installing the rpm with the rpm install command.

yes! i'm.i login as root and i'm very sure about it
but that is the error message that i get.
are you all just install the package just like that,like what i mention on top?

why i can't?
from that website, it said copy the file into your machine.
so i copy the *rpm file into the path: /home/heng.
then i install the package with the command:
but i get this on top error message.

use the 'v' option:

rpm -ivh ymessenger*.rpm

it spit out a clearer error message.

ok! i will try it this everning cause now my pc is not with me.i'm in the office.

thanks,
mch

well,i have try this command but the system still give the the same error!

it said:
error:ymessenger-0.99.19-1.i386.rpm can not be installed

why like that? i just follow the step that i read from the website, but there is still a problem.
i'm using Rehat Linux 7.2.
is there anyone using ymessenger? or facing the same problem just like me.

what to do?how to solve?
mch

Have you tried any other download of it or tried redownloading it ??

I've used it before with no problems, though I don't use it any longer and I turned it into a tar.gz using rpm2targz cause I'm on Slackware and really don't like RPM's.

at first i download the rpm file for linux ver7.2 (there are about 5 version). after i have try for several of time and gettig the same error. so i download another version that is ver 7.1(cause i can't remember which version i'm using but i know is either ver7.1 or ver7.2)
but the result also the same.
i type in the command:
rpm -i ymessenger-0.99.19-1.i386.rpm then enter
it still give me the same error:
error:ymessenger-0.99.19-1.i386.rpm can not be installed

i even try the way that shown by born4linux,that is
rpm -ivh ymessenger-0.99.19-1.i386.rpm then enter
it still give me the same error:
error:ymessenger-0.99.19-1.i386.rpm can not be installed

what could possibly went wrong?

mch

Well is having ymessenger a neccessity? Can't you use like Gaim or something like that?

Garry

actually, is not a must. before that i not known ymessenger can be install into the Linux. after i know, i try to install it but there come the problem.
i did not hear of this Gaim before but i will try. cause i like to exploring stuff that i'm new to it.

is there any solution for my problem besides switching to other application like Gaim.
if you go to this website:
http://messenger.yahoo.com/messenger/download/unix.html
you will find that it is very easy to install the ymessenger into the linux but actually is not.

mch

Gaim IS widely used it comes with pretty much every distrobution....i know alot of peoplt that would reccomend it....

But yes, but you are like me, even if i have a problem and found a solution (like an alternative) i still want to find out what was causing the problem, but sorry i coulnd't help except telling you about Gaim...

Good luck!

Garry

anyway thank you for giving another alternative to me.
i hope somebody who are familier with ymessenger will help me.

thankz,
mch