How to use rpm to install adobe-flash?

Sat Apr 9 04:24:36 UTC 2011

On 04/09/2011 12:21 AM, Varuna Seneviratna wrote:
> When executed the command
> 
> rpm -i adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
> The feedback is, Eerror: can't create transaction lock on
> /var/lib/rpm/.rpm.lock (Permission denied)
> 
> 
> What is the Solution and what is meant by?
> can't create transaction lock
> 
> How to Overcome this?

You have to execute as root, not as a regular user.

Either become root (su -) or use sudo....

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