[ale] RPM - read this one.

[Fulton Green]

Let me guess ... you're trying to install packages meant for Red Hat 7.0
onto your RH 6.2 system?

If that's the case, you need to go find the updates directory for Red Hat
6.2 and install their latest and greatest rpm RPM.

On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 07:21:31PM -0000, Ian Monk wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to install some RMP packages but keep getting the error
> message :
> 
> "only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of
> RPM"
> 
> For example :
> 
> [root]# rpm -i -v mod_ssl-2.7.1-2.i386.rpm
> only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of RPM
> error: mod_ssl-2.7.1-2.i386.rpm cannot be installed
> 
> OR
> 
> [root]# rpm -i -v mod_ssl-2.7.1-3.i386.rpm
> only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of RPM
> error: mod_ssl-2.7.1-3.i386.rpm cannot be installed
> 
> 
> I have also tried to install the latest version of RPM but get the same
> error message :
> 
> [root]# rpm -i rpm-4.0-4.i386.rpm
> only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of RPM
> error: rpm-4.0-4.i386.rpm cannot be installed
> 
> 
> You can see my version of RPM :
> 
> [root]# rpm --version
> RPM version 3.0.4
> 
> Questions :
> 
> 1.  What number in "mod_ssl-2.7.1-3.i386.rpm" indicates the 'major package
> number'?
> 2.  How can I install a new PRM?
> 3.  Or can anyone suggest an SSL that I can install with my current
> version of RPM?
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