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Re: rpm error: cannot open file



>>>>> "ms" == Michael Starnes <mstarnes99 yahoo com> writes:

ms> The rpm man page seems to indicate that the '+' should
ms> be immediately after the rpm file name.

ms> I am doing this as root.

ms> ls shows the rpm files in the current working
ms> directory.

ms> I tried rpm -ivv and saw the install process fly by.
ms> Now doing a 'rpm -q -a' shows the two packages I want
ms> installed.

ms> One of them is the G2player. It also shows up in the
ms> GUI package manager and verifying it shows no
ms> problems. Pressing the configure button gives me
ms> 'Package path: /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS'. I don't find
ms> G2player on the window manager's menus and and trying
ms> to start it by clicking a webpage link causes the
ms> message 'G2player: command not found'.

ms> What did I do wrong? Should I remove the two packages
ms> and start over?

Nothing, you just gave it the wrong name, the G2player is 
called: realplay

Do a rpm -ql G2player to get a listing of what is installed.

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Ray Curtis         Unix/Linux Programmer/Consultant   Curtis Consulting
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