On Wed, 2002-12-18 at 16:36, Holden Hao wrote: > Hi there. I am strugling with rpm dependency hell and I thought I need to know how >libraries are named in linux. > > The application that I am trying to install requires a library called libXm.so.2 and >I do not have it on my system. What I do have is a libXm.so.6. How are shared >libraries named in linux? Can I just create a link and have libXm.so.2 point to >libXm.so.6? Any implications in doing that? If I do that will RPM recognise the added >link? Does RPM go and look for libraries installed in the system or it just relies >on whats listed in the RPM database?
Hello Holden, I think you need lesstif package. - - - < s n i p > - - - $ urpmf libXm.so.2 lesstif:/usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2 lesstif:/usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2.0.1 - - - < s n i p > - - - Good luck! --- MARVIN T. PASCUAL E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel. No. (+632) 9252053 Mobile No. +639193141254 Yahoo! ID: bintut _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
