Is --aid undocumented? I looked for it in the man page of a FC6 box and didn't see it. I supose I can just try it, but I'm confused.
On Fri, July 13, 2007 3:04 am, Urivan Saaib wrote: > Jim, > > rpm -ivh --aid file.rpm > > Will work only if the rpm dependencies files are in the same directory of > the package you're trying to install (and running the command). > > > yum localinstall file.rpm > > Will work if you have configured a repository on /etc/yum.conf (or > similar) > which has a reference to the path of the rpm dependecies, also file.rpm is > a local file. The yum command does not require to be executed from the > path > where the file.rpm is located. > > > Regards, > > -Urivan Flores-Saaib > > ==============Original message text=============== > On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:08:49 PDT "James G. Sack (jim)" wrote: > > Urivan Saaib wrote: >> Lan, >> >> If your rpm supports the --aid switch, you can do: >> >> cd /path/to/dvd/rpms >> rpm -ivh --aid MythDora-version.rpm >> >> and it should install the required dependencies,.. > > You mean I can install a downloaded rpm and the rpm program will make > use of yum (or?) to automatically resolve dependencies? =-O > > Whoa! I didn't know that. > Why has that feature been hidden from me? ;-) > I could have used that knowledge 20+? times in the last 2 years! > >>.. > > Regards, > ..jim > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > ===========End of original message text=========== > > > > Urivan A. Flores Saaib > CiberLinux Networking > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: www.ciberlinux.net > > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
