"Brian J. Murrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> Ok, here's what I get:
>
> # rpm -Uvh db1-1.85-1mdk.i586.rpm db2-2.4.14-1mdk.i586.rpm
>glibc-2.1.92-2mdk.i586.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
> basesystem is needed by glibc-2.1.92-2mdk
> # rpm -Uvh basesystem-7.2-1mdk.i586.rpm db1-1.85-1mdk.i586.rpm
>db2-2.4.14-1mdk.i586.rpm glibc-2.1.92-2mdk.i586.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
> console-tools is needed by basesystem-7.2-1mdk
> ntsysv is needed by basesystem-7.2-1mdk
> grub is needed by basesystem-7.2-1mdk
>
> So I needed "basesystem" in order to get glibc 2.1.92 installed. But to
> install basesystem, I need to further install grub, ntsysv and
> console-tools. But I don't want at least two of those. For example, why
> should grub be a requirement of glibc and/or basesystem? I use LILO.
Every linux-mandrake box should contain basesystem, which is a
pseudo-package in order for people to not screw up the system by removing
important things.
If you currently don't have basesystem, it's because once you removed it
with a "--nodeps"; well then if you want to play this game (you can if you
know what you're doing of course!) why bothering this dependency? upgrade
your glibc and ignore the basesystem thingy.
--
Guillaume Cottenceau -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft
http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
