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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Soumyadip Modak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 10:14 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [ilug-cal] apt-get for rpms
> 
> 
> I downloaded apt-get for rpms and 'rpm -ivh'ed it. But when i try to
> download the latest version of evolution :
> 
> [bash]$ apt-get upgrade evolution
> error: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages
> error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted
> (1)
> error: cannot open Packages database in
> E: could not open RPM database
> 
> I went through the man pages (man apt-get), but i could find nothing.
> Can anybody plz. suggest any other source of info?
> TIA
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> Soumyadip Modak
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