RPM Ignorance

Subject: RPM Ignorance
From: Ted Goranson (tedg@infi.net)
Date: Mon Jul 02 2001 - 18:48:18 MDT

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Still setting up... But learning.

My current goal is to install xemacs. I downloaded the rpms from
xemacs.org into desktop. went to command line rpm blahabla. Didn't
work. GnomeRPM says these files are not rpms. They indeed do not have
a package icon in the file browser, but do have a colorful document
icon that says rpm with an arch above.

I was careful to download ppc rpms. A typical filename is
xemacs-21.1.3-xe1.ppc.rpm.

What's the dummy mistake this time?

Best, Ted

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