From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 12 21:28:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA06571 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 12 May 1998 21:28:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from castor.loco.net (lucy.bedford.net [206.99.145.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA06552; Tue, 12 May 1998 21:28:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listread@bedford.net) Received: (from listread@localhost) by castor.loco.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA02205; Wed, 13 May 1998 00:06:20 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from listread) Message-Id: <199805130406.AAA02205@castor.loco.net> Subject: Re: Problem installing an RPM file In-Reply-To: <3558D877.954620D2@cybcon.com> from William Woods at "May 12, 98 04:17:11 pm" To: wwoods@cybcon.com (William Woods) Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 00:06:20 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Reply-to: djv@bedford.net From: CyberPeasant X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG William Woods wrote: > I ave installed the RPM for FreeBSD and am trying to install an RPM file > with rpm -i -v -h xxxxxxx.rpm but I get this message: > > xxxxx.rpm is for a different operating system > error: xxxxxxx.rpm cannot be installed > > Any idea how to fix this problem? Install Linux? Seriously, though, it sounds like you're trying to install a binary (Linux/i86, Linux/Sparc ???) on a F'bsd system. If that's what you want, (i.e. you are running Linux emulation), then try forcing the rpm with, I think, --force. You may wish to fiddle with the installation root (see the manpage), so that the linux binaries are installed under /compat or wherever. Rpm can use an "rpm.conf" file, I think. Read up on --force; it seems rather brutal, overiding all manner of things. Since installing Linux binaries would appear to be a prime use of rpm on BSD, your problem probably merits a bug report to the package retainer. Dave -- <----. mail-to: djv@bedford.net <----|=================================== <----' Zber Qnrzbaf, Srjre Qrivyf! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message