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From: Peter Ruskin <aoyu93@×××××××××.com>
To: win4lin-users@××××××××××.com
Cc: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: [Win4Lin-users]Re: Win4Lin 4.0.20 and WTS 2.0.20 updates available online
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 18:43:23
Message-Id: 200304081943.16935.aoyu93@dsl.pipex.com
1 On Tuesday 08 Apr 2003 19:23, Leonardo E. Reiter wrote:
2 > Can you run the 'rpm' command from the shell on your gentoo system? I
3 > know by default 'rpm' is not installed. If you can indeed run it, then
4 > do the following:
5 >
6 > 1. log in as root
7 > 2. cd /var/win4lin/installer_tmp
8 > 3. ls # you will see Win4Lin-5.3.20a*.rpm in that directory
9 > 4. rpm -i --nodeps Win4Lin-5.3.20a*.rpm
10 >
11 > If there is an error, please copy it into an email.
12 >
13 > Please note, that since the Gentoo maintainers asked us if they could
14 > provide a Win4Lin package themselves via emerge, we have not done any
15 > testing with the installer on Gentoo. The thought was that Gentoo
16 > users (according to the Gentoo maintainers) would prefer installing
17 > Win4Lin through emerge rather than with our installer. We provided all
18 > the details they needed to always pick up the latest packages from us,
19 > but the last time we looked, they were on 4.0.16 still in emerge.
20 >
21 > Regards,
22 >
23 > Leo Reiter
24
25 # rpm -i --nodeps Win4Lin-5.3.20a*.rpm
26 rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Packages: unsupported hash version: 8
27 error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)
28 error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
29
30 >
31 > Peter Ruskin wrote:
32 > >On Tuesday 08 Apr 2003 03:15, Leonardo E. Reiter wrote:
33 > >>We are pleased to announce the availability of Win4Lin Desktop 4.0.20
34 > >>and Win4Lin Terminal Server 2.0.20. You can download these free
35 > >>updates by using the standard online upgrade procedure with the
36 > >>graphical installer for your respective product.
37 > >
38 > >Using the installer I keep getting "Error during install of package"
39 > > at 80% of "Win4Lin Installation Progress". I have to cancel.
40 > >
41 > >Peter
42
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