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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm using ALT Jr. 2.2. I am totally new to
apt-get/Synaptic (fairly new to Linux in general), and I need to install a
specific rpm which is already on my HDD. How do I do this? (The file
is my modem driver, so I can't even get online from there to download
repositories or ask for help!) I can't seem to find any way to install
local packages. I've tried manually installing the file from a terminal,
using both apt-get and rpm, and either way I get the following:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>error: cannot get exclusive lock on
/var/lib/rpm/Packages</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>error: cannot open Packages index using db3 -
(-1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>error: cannot open Packages database in
/var/lib/rpm</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance! :)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Be blessed! <BR>~Rachel Ramey<><<BR><A
href="http://www.homeworksbest.net">http://www.homeworksbest.net</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>