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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] KDE Upgrade
From:       John Andersen <jsa () pen ! homeip ! net>
Date:       2003-01-31 8:35:25
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On Thursday 30 January 2003 09:04 am, Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. wrote:
> I just downloaded all of KDE 3.1 for SuSE 8.1.  I have been using the
> distribution version of KDE.
>
> When I attempt rpm -Uvh *.rpm I get a 'rpm cannot be installed' message.
>
> The permissions are all -rwxr-xr-x.
>
> What's going on here?
>
> Thanks in advance.

You have to read each such message very carefully to find why it
can't be installed....
Did it conflict with something you no longer need?
Are libraries missing?

It gives you more info than you are reporting here.
If you are root, permissions don't matter.

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John Andersen / Juneau Alaska
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