what to do!

[yasha]

i downloaded glib-1.2.8, and run rpm -ivh glib-1.2.8 , but error occured :only packets with majou numbber <=3 are supported by this version of rpm. i have rpm version rpm-3.0-6.0 , what shall i do ? update my rpm ? i don't known what the error mean! i tried to download rpm from rpmfind.net, but there are rpm-x.x.x-i386.rpm and rpm-x.x.x-586.rpm and others, my computer is k6, which shall i download? thanks for help! :confused:

[pbharris]

hello,
check out www.rpm.org, (http://www.rpm.org,) they have newer versions of rpm, which hopefully have been put in a 3.0.x format so you could do a
rpm -Uvh rpm-4.0-6x.i386.rpm
Then you should be able to install newer versions of xcdroast. if you want you can nab a *.i586.rpm or *.i386.rpm , either should run fine on a K6. 686 needs a pentium pro or higher intel based, or an athalon based processor.

[yasha]

thank you very much for help!
i have got it, but when i have done rpm -Uvh rpm-4.0-6x-i386.rpm, shall i delet the old version of rpm? :)

[Strike]

Originally posted by yasha:
thank you very much for help!
i have got it, but when i have done rpm -Uvh rpm-4.0-6x-i386.rpm, shall i delet the old version of rpm? :)

The -U means upgrade. So, it will upgrade your old one for you. No need to remove old versions. Nifty.

[yasha]

thanks!
but the newly downloaded one? can i delet it?
excuse me, i am really new to linux!if i should not delet it, in which dir shall i place it?

[Strike]

ah, the RPM is what you were talking about, and not the program, okay

It's a matter of preference. If you like to keep your RPMs around, then go for it. Back when I used RedHat I used to have an RPMS directory in my home directory. But, it's been a long time since I've been running a RedHat system.