do rpm -ivh instead. Then you will actually be able to see if it's doing anything or not. > -----Original Message----- > From: phil at rephil.org [mailto:phil at rephil.org] > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 1:05 AM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: [TCLUG] rpm fubar > > > Hi, > > I've been in contact with Chris Hanson and some of the other Debian > developers for the HP OmniBook GNU/Linux project > > http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/projects/omnibook/details.php?MODEL=500 > > As luck would have it, I have the one configuration that no one > thought would be needed. Good news is they are willing to knock > together some boot disks. In the mean time I've loaded RedHat 7.2, > and it's running. > > Here's the stupid part. I want to install TeXmacs > (http://www.texmacs.org/), so I've downloaded the rpm. But, when I > say > > $ rpm -i TeXmacs-0.3.5.7-1.i386.rpm > > nothing happens. I did rpm -q -l -p <file> and it showed me all the > stuff that ought to be in it. I tried to install something with > GnoRPM (from rpmfind) and it failed, and this does too. > > Yes, I am logged in a root for this. But rpm won't seem to do any > actual installing. What am I missing? I'm not used to programs being > just dead in the water. rpm Doesn't show up in top, though > it shows in > the GnomeTop if you scroll down. Vert weird. > > Cheers > Phil > > -- > I used to like HP before computers, and once I even liked Compaq, > but I liked DEC better than HP and Compaq put together. > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >