On 8/21/06, Andreas Hanke <andreas.hanke@gmx-topmail.de> wrote:
Patrick Shanahan schrieb:
> 15:47 wahoo:~/work # rpm2cpio.pl ./rpm-4.4.2-43.4.x86_64.rpm | cpio -id
> Error: header not recognized
> cpio: premature end of archive
I know. The script does not work. I should have checked that before.
> guess I'll have to go the 'RESCUE' route.
Not if you can get rpm.x86_64 in a different format from somewhere.
And you can. It's already in your inbox.
OK, thanks. rpm works correctly now, but I have lost myself as user. I cannot log in or access any files. It's like I no longer have permission. I cannot even log onto a console. I went to init 1 and back to three but still cannot login :^( ???
Do I need to reboot (wouldn't think)?
To install rpm, I opened the tarball in mc and copied each directory across to the proper locations. Did that screw the system ??
All I can think to do atm, is add a new user and then move my home directory across ??
tks,
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