Error installing a package ??

[Ed Greshko]

On 05/27/13 08:19, Jim wrote:
> Fedora 18, Trying to install a package, nitroshare-0.2-2.i386.rpm and I get the following error message, What Gives ??

You have downloaded a poorly packaged application.  It is potentially making changes to permissions and/or selinux contexts on /, /usr, /opt and other directories.

I would report this issue to the folks supplying the package. 

You could force install it...which may break things. 


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> # yum -y localinstall nitroshare-0.2-2.i386.rpm
> Loaded plugins: keys, langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit, versionlock
> Examining nitroshare-0.2-2.i386.rpm: nitroshare-0.2-2.i386
> Marking nitroshare-0.2-2.i386.rpm to be installed
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package nitroshare.i386 0:0.2-2 will be installed
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>
> Dependencies Resolved
>
> =======================================================================================================================================================================
>  Package Arch Version Repository                                          Size
> =======================================================================================================================================================================
> Installing:
>  nitroshare i386 0.2-2 /nitroshare-0.2-2.i386                             642 k
>
> Transaction Summary
> =======================================================================================================================================================================
> Install  1 Package
>
> Total size: 642 k
> Installed size: 642 k
> Downloading Packages:
> Running Transaction Check
> Running Transaction Test
>
>
> Transaction Check Error:
>   file / from install of nitroshare-0.2-2.i386 conflicts with file from package filesystem-3.1-2.fc18.i686
>
> Error Summary
> -------------
>


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