I need help installing xine...

[Mado]

Just got back from a trip to mexico and I'm trying to install xine now. I'm running RedHat 8.0 I downloaded the rpms off of cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br as referenced on the xine sight. I got the Curl, libxine, xine-ui, and libdvdcss rpms. When I try to install Curl it says a newer version is already installed. That's not a problem. But when I got to install the RMPs for libxine it just sits there, like it shows a blank terminal line or if I click on it, it does nothing. what do I do?

[jasonlambert]

try installing with Verbose Mode on, ie: rpm -ivv <packagename>

it might give some indication as to what is going wrong.

Are you R00T when trying to install?

Jason

[Mado]

yes, I'm in root. I tried running it in verbose mode and found that it stops just after the line:

• D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages rdonly mode=0x0

[jasonlambert]

any problems if you try: "ls -al /var/lib/rpm/Packages"?

if not, try "rpm --rebuilddb", then try the install command again.

Try restarting the PC also.

Jason

[Mado]

This is what it says:

• [root@localhost root]# ls -al /var/lib/rpm/Packages
  -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 16465920 Jul 13 17:51 /var/lib/rpm/Packages

[jasonlambert]

thats ok, did you try running rpm --rebuilddb?

then try installing again.

Jason

[Mado]

when I run the rpm --rebuilddb it just sits there. I let it sit while I ate dinner and still nothing came up.

[jasonlambert]

try:

rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*
rpm --rebuilddb

You will get a db4 error - ignore that. All should be good after that.

from: http://info.ccone.at/INFO/Mail-Archi.../msg03070.html

Jason

[Mado]

thanks, I'll try it.