While trying to install the G2 Realplayer from Real Networks, the following behavior occurred: [root@veronica /root]# rpm -i G2player-6.0-0.99092901.i386.rpm error: G2player-6.0-0.99092901.i386.rpm cannot be installed As can be seen, absolutely no clue whatsoever is given as to why this might be the case, the error message states the obvious (the install failed) but then does not go on to state anything useful (like why). Can this be fixed?
Problems like this are usually due to damaged packages. Try rpm -K --nopgp --nogpg G2player-6.0-0.99092901.i386.rpm to verify package integrity.
BTW, what version of rpm? You might also try adding "-vv" to the flags when installing, as that will help pinpoint where the problem is occurring.
Problem log indicates method of getting better error messages.
rpm-4.0.3 displays the sizes of the various components that do not sum to the expected package size.