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hello everyone i have RealPlayer10GOLD.rpm when i try to install them in fedora core 8.i am getting following error. Code: $ rmp -ivh RealPlayer10GOLD.rpm error: can't create transaction lock on ...
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    bilal_jan
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    installing a rpm package in fedora

    hello everyone i have RealPlayer10GOLD.rpm when i try to install them in fedora core 8.i am getting following error.
    Code:
    $ rmp -ivh RealPlayer10GOLD.rpm
error: can't create transaction lock on /var/lib/rpm/__db.000
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    try being an admin from start.

    I realized that sometimes when i would install an rpm using the terminal (ofcourse being a super user), it would fail for one reason or another. What i normally do is make sure i am signed in as root when installing and most of those poblems are not there. I am not guaranting(is that the spelling???) it will work.
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    You must have root privileges to install/remove any package. Either log in as root user ( not recommended ) or gain root privileges through su command.
    Execute this
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    su -
rmp -ivh RealPlayer10GOLD.rpm
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