[Gllug] basic rpm problem.

[Lee Blackwell]

Install a newer version of RPM?? I did that, works fine.

try rpmfind.net

Lee

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Lee Blackwell
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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.
>
> will.
>
>
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