--- Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi gang!
> An rpm newbie question:  can somebody tell me what this message means 
> when I try to use rpm (version 3.0.3.0) on a package:
> 
> [root@noname /root]# rpm -i --test quasar-1.0-18.i386.rpm
> only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by 
> this version of RPM
> error: quasar-1.0-18.i386.rpm cannot be installed
> 
> I thought "major" numbers had to do with device drivers.
> Thanks in advance!

x.y.z

x = major version #
y = minor version #
z = patch #

As for the problem, you've got an RPM built for RPM v4.x.  You need to
upgrade rpm to version 3.0.6. See the SxS for instructions.

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Lonni J. Friedman                          [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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