Problems installing KDE 2.1.1

[NUtack97]

I've been able to install some packages, but not others. Some packages (kdebase, for example) gives me this response when I type in rpm -ivh <rpm package>:
error: <rpm package> cannot be installed

No failed depedencies, no conflicts, nothing. Any ideas on what could be wrong? I'm really not sure where to go on this one. Thanks in advance!

-Tack

[bdg1983]

If this is an upgrade, you will need to do 'rpm -Uvh <package name>'.

Try 'rpm -q <package>' first. Package name without the version.i386.rpm. ie 'rpm -q kdebase'

[NUtack97]

Ok, trying the rpm -Uvh gives me the same response: error: kdebase-2.1.1-1mdk.i586.rpm cannot be installed. When I type in rpm -q kdebase I get the following response:
kdebase-2.1-2mdk
kdebase-2.1-2mdk

What does this mean?

[NUtack97]

I may have messed things up quite a bit. If I need to, how do I totally uninstall kde and then reinstall it? I've tried uninstalling packages, but I've been getting the response along the lines of
error: package <package> is not installed
And this would happen when I try to uninstall right after installing. Any ideas on what I might be doing wrong? Thanks again in advance!

-Tack

[bdg1983]

I would imagine it means that the rpm package 'kdebase-2.1-2mdk' is already installed. May not be configured properly, but according to the rpm database, it is installed.

To uninstall, you may need the complete name of the rpm including version.i386.rpm for it to work correctly. 'man rpm' should tell you this.

The duplicate kdebase-2.1-2mdk seems strange to me and could be caused by a corrupted rpm database.

Is this a relatively new install of Mandrake? Would it be too much trouble to reinstall and start over again? The correct install instructions for KDE2 should tell you exactly what needs to be upgraded and what need to be installed. Ensure the QT libraries are updated first.

[five40i]

okay, to install 2.1.1 just do this....
If you are in X, open up a console and type in init 3. Now do...
rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps packagename.mdk.rpm
then after thats done do....
rpm --rebuild && update-menus -v && init 6
And there you go, all installed nice and neat......

Good luck....

[NUtack97]

Hey five40i,

I tried doing that at a command line prompt (can't start kde 'cause I don't have everything installed) and it gives me the error error: kdebase-2.1.1-1mdk.i586.rpm cannot be installed. It does this for a few rpm's and not just this one in particular. I can't really reinstall everything, 'cause I have quite a buildup of work on this system, and I'd rather not go through the process of starting over from scratch. If I have to, so be it, but I'd like to avoid it if possible. Any ideas?

-Tack