[CentOS] rpmforge-release install/rpm problem

Thu Jul 3 17:22:21 UTC 2008
Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org>

Kai Schaetzl wrote:
> I wanted to install the rpmforge-release package on a new install and get
> the following. Do others have the same problem?
>
> b51:~ rpm -ivvvvvvvh http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-
> release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm
> Retrieving http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-
> 1.el5.rf.i386.rpm
> D:  ... as /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.qQEt9n
> D: failed to open http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release
> -0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm:
> error: skipping http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-
> 0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm - transfer failed - Unknown or unexpected error
> D: May free Score board((nil))
>
> wgetting this file and installing is fine.
>
> I then tried another one:
> b51:~ rpm -ivh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-
> release-5-3.noarch.rpm
> Retrieving http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release
> -5-3.noarch.rpm
> warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.9GjegW: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
> 217521f6
> Preparing...                ###########################################
> [100%]
>     1:epel-release           ###########################################
> [100%]
>
> so, downloading via rpm is ok.

go look at the http code in rpm :D

- KB