Unable to install RPM package

[Andrew]

On Sat, 2005-03-26 at 11:51, Frederick C.Lee wrote:

You installed a source rpm. That is not an actual package one can
install and use the software right off it. This would have been a
ppc.rpm file. You must compile it first then install and use.

The easiest way is to use rpmbuild: (yum can install it if not already
installed) Since you'll need write privileges in /usr/src/yellowdog/*
tree do this as root:

#] rpmbuild --rebuild qgis-0.6.0-0.src.rpm [ENTER]

This will compile the source and create ppc.rpm files(s) in
/usr/rsc/yellowdog/RPMS/ppc/ which you will install like you did with
step 3)

> Greetings:
>      I have a rpm package that I had downloaded.   I followed the "Red 
> Hat Linux for Dummies" (being that YDL is a RHL derivative) 
> instructions for installing a RPM.  All I got was the .gz file as the 
> result.
> 
> 
> 1) Locate the rpm package to install:
> [ric at localhost ric]$ ls
> Apple  Desktop  qgis-0.6.0-0.src.rpm
> 
> 2) Check the status of any previous target rpm installation:
> [ric at localhost ric]$ rpm -qls qgis*
> package qgis-0.6.0-0.src.rpm is not installed
> 
> 3) Install the package per instruction:
> [ric at localhost ric]$ rpm -ivh qgis*
> error: cannot write to %sourcedir /usr/src/yellowdog/SOURCES
> 
> 3a) It failed.  Okay, via Super User.
> [ric at localhost ric]$ su
> Password:
> [root at localhost ric]# ls /usr/src/yellowdog/SOURCES
> qgis-0.6.0.tar.gz
> [root at localhost ric]# rpm -ivh qgis*
>     1:qgis                   ########################################### 
> [100%]
> 
> 
> 4) I appeared to have installed very quickly (a second or two).  Did it 
> REALLY INSTALL?
>      Query to check:
> [root at localhost ric]# rpm -qi qgis*
> package qgis-0.6.0-0.src.rpm is not installed
> 
> 5) That's odd.  Check yellowdog sources:
> [root at localhost ric]# ls /usr/src/yellowdog/SOURCES
> qgis-0.6.0.tar.gz
> [root at localhost ric]#
> 
> ------------
> 
> Okay.
> So, all I got was the .gz package.  And it didn't unpack or de-archive.
> Now what do I do?
> 
> How do I check for a de-archiving routine?   Or is it necessary?   
> Since all the other Red Hat RPM packages have
> already been installed and hence, probably de-archived as well.
> 
> So what's missing?
> 
> Regards,
> Ric.
> 
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