I have searched the web, and keep coming up with alien for .rpm files in Ubuntu. I downloaded the Fedora yahoo messenger rpm file, but do not know what to do with rpm. When I run the command rpm, I get this:
Code:
$ rpm -ivh rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm
rpm: RPM should not be used directly install RPM packages, use Alien instead!
rpm: However assuming you know what you are doing...
error: cannot open Conflictname index using db5 - Permission denied (13)
error: cannot open Obsoletename index using db5 - Permission denied (13)
error: Failed dependencies:
/bin/sh is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
gdk-pixbuf >= 0.8.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libX11.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libXext.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libXi.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libXmu.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libc.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3) is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libdl.so.2 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgdk-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgdk_pixbuf.so.2 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libglib-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgmodule-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgtk-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libm.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
I have also tried using alien to no effect:
Code:
$ sudo alien -dk rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm
[sudo] password for kendrick:
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package ymessenger: postinst
Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts.
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
ymessenger_1.0.4-1_i386.deb generated
Am I missing something?
I am very frustrated by this, and going to walk away for a minute. I have googled answers before posting on here. Thank you for your help.
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