Looks like renaming the terminfo directory did the job. thanks for the help.
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Matthew Murdock
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu May 18, 2023 03:47 PM
From: Matthew Murdock
Subject: ncurses 6.3.1 install on AIX 7.2
dolph:>rpm -Uvh ncurses-6.3-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm
Verifying... ################################# [100%]
Preparing... ################################# [100%]
Updating / installing...
1:ncurses-6.3-1 ################################# [100%]
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /opt/freeware/lib/terminfo: cpio: rename failed - Do not specify an existing file.
error: ncurses-6.3-1.ppc: install failed
When I try to >dnf install ncurses it goes to the repo as expected 6.2-3 and gives a transaction failed.
from the dnf-rpm.log
2023-05-18T19:16:06Z SUBDEBUG Installed: ncurses-6.2-3.ppc
2023-05-18T19:16:07Z ERROR Error unpacking rpm package ncurses-6.2-3.ppc
2023-05-18T19:29:58Z INFO --- logging initialized ---
2023-05-18T19:30:03Z SUBDEBUG Installed: ncurses-6.2-3.ppc
2023-05-18T19:30:04Z ERROR Error unpacking rpm package ncurses-6.2-3.ppc
2023-05-18T19:34:08Z INFO --- logging initialized ---
Not sure where the rpm gets upacked at. Permissions issue?
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Matthew Murdock
Original Message:
Sent: Thu May 18, 2023 03:36 PM
From: Vladimir Kolobrodov
Subject: ncurses 6.3.1 install on AIX 7.2
try
rpm -Uvh ncurses-6.3-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm
which will update, in case the (earlier version of the package) is present
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Vladimir Kolobrodov
Original Message:
Sent: Thu May 18, 2023 03:25 PM
From: Matthew Murdock
Subject: ncurses 6.3.1 install on AIX 7.2
I have tried to install ncuses from the open aix toolbox (from the full repo download, and downloading the individual files from the site),
xdolph:>rpm -i ncurses-6.3-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /opt/freeware/lib/terminfo: cpio: rename failed - Do not specify an existing file.
error: ncurses-6.3-1.ppc: install failed
Not really sure what the message it trying to tell me. do i need to remove or rename the whole terminfo directory?
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Matthew Murdock
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