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mkdir -p usr/src/packages rpm -ihv schnick.spm

That works.

Uh, sorry, I meant rpm -r $HOME -ihv schnick.spm Otherwise, it uses the system paths, and the mkdir is useless. Thanks, Volker. Roman. -- - - | Roman Drahtmüller <draht@suse.de> "Caution: Cape does not | SuSE GmbH - Security enable user to fly." | Nürnberg, Germany (Batman Costume warning label) | - -