Article:		Is Linux Annoying?
Subject:		How do you fix things?
Date:		2003-09-15 18:45:47
From:		anonymous2
When I have a problem, I only find nice utopian how-to's. No where can I find a mention of if there is a problem, how to fix, or a faq. I am having problems loading latest up2date. I follow instructs to download & rpm -Fvh. Doesn't load. I --force, nothing. What steps does one do when a rpm won't install? I guess they don't want to tell you since they make their living off of support.

Showing messages 1 through 3 of 3.

• How do you fix things?
  2003-09-16 12:45:13  anonymous2 [Reply | View]
  
  
  That *was* annoying when I upgraded up2date last week or so. The rpm file was named such that running rpm would not work. The file I dowloaded had a '[' in it or something. Finally renamed the file, and it installed.

• How do you fix things?
  2003-09-16 07:09:28  anonymous2 [Reply | View]
  
  
  
  rpm -i --nodeps xxxxxxx
  
  zozo
  
• How do you fix things?
  2003-09-16 12:35:24  anonymous2 [Reply | View]
  
  
  umm...the -nodeps solution is a bit like fixing the leaking radiator on your car by disconnecting the temperature gauge.