On 02/09/2009 12:55 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I'm trying to install OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 without root access, but it > isn't working for me, not without some extreme hackery. > > Here's the specific error I get: > > rpm --upgrade --ignoresize -vh --dbpath ~/opt/.RPM_OFFICE_DATABASE > ~/ooo/RPMS/userland/openoffice.org-userland-1.0-0.noarch.rpm > Returns: 1 Error during installation > error: can't create transaction lock on /var/lock/rpm/transaction > > All subsequent package installations either fail in the same way or die > because prerequisite packages failed. > > How can I convince rpm to forgo the transaction lock? That's the only > thing preventing rpm from working. As far as I know, the only > command-line option for this is --test, which of course has side > effects. Or maybe I should say, it doesn't. :^)
Have a look here: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Run_OOo_versions_parallel [Installing 3.* versions (three layer OpenOffice.org) ] Use the same method to install to whatever non-root directory/folder that you prefer. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
