You don't need the '--force' option, just put the three files in one
directory and type 'rpm -Uvh *.rpm' and there won't be a dependency problem
because you're installing all at the same time.
*note* If you install Netscape 128 bit version, it doesn't allow you to
install both communicator and navigator, navigator is built into
communicator. You'll need to uninstall the old navigator and just install
the common and communicator packages - confusing? This may also be the case
with the standard version, I haven't tried (I'm using the 128 bit version).
Try using all three packages first, and if you have a problem installing,
try leaving out the navigator package.
Michael Holt
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rial Juan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 4:48 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] browser
>
> Oh, please. Never ever give someone the advice to use --force with rpm. I
> totally screwed up my old redhat 5.2 that way, about a year ago.
>
> Instead, identify and download the package that would satisfy these
dependencies
> and install it first. Or just put 'em on the same line alltogether like
this:
> rpm -Uvh netscape-file dependency-file
>
> On Mar 28 Anthony Huereca wrote:
>
> > You must download this file:
ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/updates/6.0/i386/netscape-common-4.72-6.i
386.rpm
> >
> > and then you can choose either communictor (the full thing,
> > browser+email+newsreader):
ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/updates/6.0/i386/netscape-communicator-4.
72-6.i386.rpm
> > or for just the browser:
> >
ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/updates/6.0/i386/netscape-navigator-4.72-
6.i386.rpm
> >
> > use "rpm -Uvh the_netscape_file" to upgrade.
> > Or if that doesnt' work (I think it may give you dependency errors), try
"rpm
> > --force -Uvh the_netscape_file"
> >
> >
> > > which file(s) do I download for the 4.72 update...
> > > will it work on Mandrake...seeing as most drake files...
> > > are of the i586.rpm format...
> > >
> > > steve harris wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Someone asked earlier about browsers.
> > > >
> > > > Not really anything other than Netscape. Mozilla is getting better
though,
> > > > M14 is the latest I think.
> > > >
> > > > This 4.72 Netscape is better on my old machine than the 4.61 and
4.70
> > > > "stable" versions.
> > > >
> > > > Download the 4.72 stable versions from this ftp site.
> > > >
> > > > ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/updates/6.0/i386/
> > > >
> > > > The single file versions from the Netscape site itself always seemed
to be
> > > > unstable.
> > > >
> > > > fwiw
> > > >
> > > > steve
> > > >
> >
>
> --
>
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