For those who don't know the trick, here it is:
get rpm-4.xxx AND popt-1 .xxx
run rpm2cpio rpm* > rpm.cpio ( also popt)
cd / <--- important
cat /path/to/rpm.cpio | cpio -id cat /path/to/popt.cpio | cpio -id ldconfig
This will install all the files. Obviously it doesn't run any scripts.
Now go rpm -Uvh rpm-4* popt-1* both to run any scripts and to fix rpm's database.
Thanks for all the help
sean
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