On Thu, 09 Nov 2000, Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In a message dated: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 15:43:23 EST
> Ed Lawson said:
>
> >I just tried to install the latest version of Mahogany on my RH7 box.
> >There were RPMS on the download site for RH7 so I downloaded the RPM
> >and promptly tried to install it. No go. Failed dependency for a library.
> >From the viewpoint of an end user, this is what irks. Its not like RH7 is
> >an old distribution. Its not like I tried to install an RPM for some other
> >distribution. Then the question is where to I find this library? Or rather
> >do I have time to do all this just to try a mail program?
>
> The cool thing is that you can use alien to install that .rpm and it will
> install the proper dependancies *for* you! No more of that "Failed
> Dependancy" crap!
Does it also tell you which *other* applications on the machine it just broke
because it upgraded a library or system tool?
(sorry couldn't resist -- I guess compatibility is my pet peeve with linux ;-)
Karl
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