On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 01:07:44PM +1100, Adam Bogacki wrote:
> Hi,
>
> when I tried to install <gtkhtml-0.8.3-0_helix_2.i386.rpm> by
> double clicking on the image in the home directory
> I received the messages
>
> "cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages"
> "cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted (1)"
> "Upgrade of 1 packages failed"
>
> Similarly, when I tried
>
> rpm -i ORBit-0.5.7-2*
>
> in an attempt to pre-install the dependencies for <evolution-0.9> I
> received the messages
>
> "cannot open Packages index using db3 - Permission denied (13)"
> "--> the rpm database cannot be opened in db3 format. If you have just
> upgraded the rpm package
> you need to convert your database to db3 format by running
> 'rpm --rebuilddb' as root."
>
> When I do so I receive the message
>
> "error: cannot open the Packages database in /var/lib/rpm"
>
> It is true that I have recently upgraded RH6.2->7.0 and installed
> Nautilus 1.0 but I have not had similar problems
> installing other files.
>
> I have untarred <evolution-0.9> and have a folder at
> /home/adam/evolution-0.9
>
> How do I get it to run ?
>
> Adam Bogacki.
Adam,
The message is misleading. The important part is "Permission denied". You need
to run the rpm command as root.
Stephen
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