Re: [cobalt-users] problems with .rpm files

[Rik Thomas <rikt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Did you su - to root or are you trying to do this as admin.  You must be
root to install rpms.

On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Martin Surasky wrote:

> I just bought a cobalt RAQ-3 and I tried to install mysql using an .rpm file
> and I get the following error... can anybody tell me why I'm getting this?
> (I have the packages.rpm in the right directory)
> What do i need to install?
> 
> failed to open //var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm
> error: cannot open //var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm
>  
> I know the question may be a little simple but I'm newbie at this. Can
> anybody tell me a good place at the Web to learn Linux Administration?...
>  
>  Thanks!!!
> Martin Surasky
>  

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