Error Messages During Installation Of Rpms - Red Hat LINUX 7.2 Manual

Section 13.7:Error Messages During Installation of RPMs
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13.7 Error Messages During Installation of RPMs

13.7.1 Q: Errors During Software Installation
How do I install an RPM from a CD or the Internet? I keep getting an error message when I use
Gnome-RPM.
13.7.2 A: File Permissions
If you're getting an error message similar to failed to open /var/lib/rpm/pack-
ages.rpm (see Figure 13–2, An RPM Install Error) it's probably because you do not have the
correct permissions set.
When you install software, you're often required to make system-wide changes — changes which
only root can make. If you are using your user account, you will not have permission to make such
changes by default.
Figure 13–2 An RPM Install Error
For more information about RPM and Gnome-RPM, refer to the chapters in this guide or, for greater
depth, refer to the Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide on the Documentation CD (or online,
at http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals).
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