[NTLUG:Discuss] New to the list and to Linux

[Paul Ingendorf]

Quoting Wayne Dahl <w.dahl4 at verizon.net>:

> Hi all.
> 
> I'm new to this list and am brand new to Linux.  In fact, I'm new to any
> of 
> the nix's.  I know just enough Unix to be dangerous.  I'm learning
> though.
> 
> To give you some background, I have an old copy of Red Hat 5.2 I've 
> installed on an old Compaq Presario using the book that came with the 
> package, P120 with 2.3 Gigs of hard drive space, a SCSI Jaz drive, 
> currently running AfterStep (not sure of the version number, it came
> with 
> the Red Hat package).  I believe the kernal version is 2.0.36.
> 
> Most of the system is working.  I can't get the CD player (XPlayCD) to
> do 
> anything at all and can't seem to find the configuration file for it,
> but 
> the CD-Rom reads program discs ok.
> 
> Here's the thing.  I'm trying to run Glint and when I attempt to install
> a 
> package, I get an error that says "failed to open 
> //var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm".  If I attempt to install a package using
> rpm 
> -ivh filename, I get the same error message.  What am I doing wrong?  I
> 
> know the file package.rpm is there.
> 
> So...please be gentle with this Linux virgin.  :)
> 
> Thanks,
> Wayne
> 
> 
> 
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Bottom Line here is you need to update to a newer version in a bad way.