[lug] rpm's

[howeljs at grimoire.stortek.com]

Sounds like a process is already locking the file. Might want to run
fuser -uc /var/lib/rpm/Packages to see what process is suing the file.

As for wine, how did you install it? Just run the RPM and then run wine?
You need to set up a config file. Some of the RPMs put it in /etc/wine. 
Edit it and copy it to ~/.wine/config  That will probably fix it.

luke p wrote:

> Having a few problems here with my rpm db, and with wine.
> Here are the following error msgs for the rpm's:
> 
> RPM version 4.0.2
> # red-carpet
> error: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages
> error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted (1)
> # rpm --rebuilddb
> error: cannot get shared lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages
> error: cannot open Packages index
> also get the same msgs when i run gnorpm
> 
> and for wine:
> [luke at howe1 .wine]$ wine .wine/fake_windows/Lotus/Notes/notes.exe
> Invoking /opt/wine/bin/wine.bin .wine/fake_windows/Lotus/Notes/notes.exe 
> ...
> Wine failed with return code 1
> /usr/bin/wine: line 6:  2003 Terminated              tail -f $log_name
> 
> 
> just a lil something to make thinking harder...


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  EDS Unix Support

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