> When trying to install (as root) acrobat reader 7 for Linux from the adobe > rpm (AdobeReader_enu.i386 7.0.8-1) I get the following errors: > > error: %pre(AdobeReader_enu-7.0.8-1.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 > error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping AdobeReader_enu-7.0.8-1 I really don't trust most rpms from vendors of this sort. > I have looked for similar errors on google but none of the remedies that I > have found there seem to work (turning selinux off, using rpm > --replacepackages --replacefiles options). > > Does anyone here have any ideas that they care to share regarding what is > likely the problem or how to fix it? rpm -qp --scripts Adobe_rpm_name_here.rpm This will query the package and should produce output telling you what pre and post scripts it's trying to run. From there we can debug further. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell