>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martyn Plummer >Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:33 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Wenyan Zhong >Subject: Re: [R] error installing R on linux 8.0 > > >The problem in this case is that the RPM file is corrupted. >Try downloading a fresh copy from CRAN. > >To check if the package has been corrupted type: >rpm -K --nosignature /mnt/cdrom/linux/8.x/R-1.6.2-1.i386.rpm > >It is possible to install a gpg-signed RPM package without >importing the corresponding public key into the RPM database. > >Martyn
Martyn is correct of course. I had not considered a corrupted RPM in my reply, but clearly should have. One other thought to add, which is that it may not be the downloaded RPM file that is corrupted, but the copy that was burned to the CD. I have seen a fair number of posts on RH usenet groups where folks have downloaded the RH ISO files without problems (including the MD5 checksums being correct). However, the media check during installation indicated a problem with the image on the CD, which could be the result of a poor burn or a problem with the media itself. Thus, you might want to also try a different CD as part of the process. Martyn, I am wondering if it would be reasonable to include a md5summ.txt file along with the RPMs to enable a check to be made of the downloaded (and possibly burned) RPM file against a known value that you generate? Best regards, Marc Schwartz ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
