-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 16 February 2003 01:02 am, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > Ok, I wish to install packages from the redhat ftp server, so I issue > the following command: > > rpm -Fv > ftp://ftp.tux.org/linux/redhat/releases/redhat-8.0/en/os/i386/RedHat/ > RPMS/perl-CGI-2.81-55.i386.rpm > > This is then followed by the following message: > > Retrieving > ftp://ftp.tux.org/linux/redhat/releases/redhat-8.0/en/os/i386/RedHat/ > RPMS/perl-CGI-2.81-55.i386.rpm > > After which I just get a prompt. The actual package is never installed > nor can I find it. What's up?
rpm -Fv will 'freshen' an existing package. If you don't have an earlier version of perl-CGI installed, it will not install the newer version. (and it is silently skipped.) The rpm is not saved in either case, if I recall correctly. Try rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.tux.org/linux/.... (or rpm -ivh) - -- - -Michael pgp key: http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/gpgkey.txt Red Hat Linux 7.{2,3}|8.0 in 8M of RAM: http://www.rule-project.org/ - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+Tzx0n/07WoAb/SsRAo80AKCHUtqgWP/znM3lAK5it632enQWGQCeNT11 nmBUzpPWO8LQICWIoO3XU+0= =EWh3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
