can't get "package management" to run

[Gerry Tool]

On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 22:25, M.Hockings wrote:
> I'm trying to use the "Package Management" app to install rhgb but it 
> fails saying "Error installing packages  There was an error installing 
> packages. Exiting."  with an OK button only.
> 
> My FC1 install is an upgrade from RH9 which seems to be working just 
> fine other than this.  I get the same problem regardless of the package 
> that I try to update.  Any thoughts as to a reason for this and how I 
> might fix it.  Is there an easy way to load the rhgb from the cd with 
> easy-to-understand commands (I am slowly learning Linux but it's a tough 
> to for this long time Windows user).
> 

Before you try to use redhat-config-packages (System Settings >
Add/Remove Applications)  make sure you have the fix for a bug that
looks for the wrong CD label (redhat instead of fedora).

Jeremy Katz has fixed this already in redhat-config-packages-1.2.7-1. 
The new package can be downloaded from 

http://people.redhat.com/~katzj/redhat-config-packages/

You will then need to install the new package by using

rpm -Uvh redhat-config-packages-1.2.7-1.noarch.rpm

Hope this is what you need.

Gerry