[Gllug] basic rpm problem.

[Richard Cohen]

On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, will wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to install some RPMs and I keep getting the following message:
>
> $ rpm -i libnids-1.16-1.src.rpm
> or
> # rpm -i libnids-1.16-1.src.rpm
> only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of RPM
> error: ../libnids-1.16-1.src.rpm cannot be installed
>
> The same error for different packages.  I even got this error whilst trying
> to use rpm an a package containing an updated version of rpm...
>
> I am using mandrake 7.2.  Any ideas/suggestions?  Anyone *thinking* of
> mentioning Debians superior package management implementation will get a
> free 'doze installation CD.

How about Slackware's superior package management implementation? :-)

Seriously, You need either RPM 4.something or 3.05 (or newer).

> will.

Cheers
Richard


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