The magic sequince is............. <drumrolll>
Rpm -Uvh *.rpm --test
Now check dependencies and ignore kdesu
NOW
rpm -ivh *.rpm --nodeps --force --replacefiles
*grin*
Just make sure you arein a directory with only the kde files present
Cheers
Stefaans
On Friday 20 April 2001 00:08, Michel Clasquin wrote:
> To continue my ongoing battle with MandrakeUpdate and rpm, have a look a
> this lot, cut 'n pasted straight from my terminal:
>
> [root@localhost grpmi]# rpm -Uvh kdelibs-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
> kdelibs = 2.0 is needed by kdelibs-sound-2.0-5mdk
> kdelibs = 2.0 is needed by kdelibs-devel-2.0-5mdk
> kdelibs = 2.0 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0-5mdk
> [root@localhost grpmi]# rpm -Uvh kdelibs-devel-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
> kdelibs = 2.0.1 is needed by kdelibs-devel-2.0.1-2mdk
> kdelibs-devel = 2.0 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0-5mdk
> [root@localhost grpmi]# rpm -Uvh kdelibs-sound-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
> kdelibs = 2.0.1 is needed by kdelibs-sound-2.0.1-2mdk
> kdelibs-sound = 2.0 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0-5mdk
> [root@localhost grpmi]# rpm -Uvh kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
> kdelibs-sound = 2.0.1 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0.1-2mdk
> kdelibs = 2.0.1 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0.1-2mdk
> kdelibs-devel = 2.0.1 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0.1-2mdk
>
> It's a perfect vicious circle - you can't install a until b is present, but
> b requires c, which needs a. The only way I can see to install this lot is
> for something, somewhere along the line, to be forced to install. Which is
> supposed to be a Bad Thing (tm). Any guesses on which one to force first?
> My guess is kdelibs, but that's just because it has the shortest name ...
>
> Maybe there is something to this Debian stuff after all ...
