do rpm -ivh instead.  Then you will actually be able to see if it's doing
anything or not.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: phil at rephil.org [mailto:phil at rephil.org]
> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 1:05 AM
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: [TCLUG] rpm fubar
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've been in contact with Chris Hanson and some of the other Debian
> developers for the HP OmniBook GNU/Linux project
> 
> http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/projects/omnibook/details.php?MODEL=500
> 
> As luck would have it, I have the one configuration that no one
> thought would be needed.  Good news is they are willing to knock
> together some boot disks.  In the mean time I've loaded RedHat 7.2,
> and it's running.
> 
> Here's the stupid part.  I want to install TeXmacs
> (http://www.texmacs.org/), so I've downloaded the rpm.  But, when I
> say
> 
> $ rpm -i TeXmacs-0.3.5.7-1.i386.rpm
>   
> nothing happens.  I did rpm -q -l -p <file> and it showed me all the
> stuff that ought to be in it.  I tried to install something with
> GnoRPM (from rpmfind) and it failed, and this does too.
> 
> Yes, I am logged in a root for this.  But rpm won't seem to do any
> actual installing.  What am I missing?  I'm not used to programs being
> just dead in the water.  rpm Doesn't show up in top, though 
> it shows in
> the GnomeTop if you scroll down.  Vert weird.
> 
> Cheers
> Phil
> 
> -- 
> I used to like HP before computers, and once I even liked Compaq,
> but I liked DEC better than HP and Compaq put together.
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