-----Original Message-----
From: Bevis Mau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 10:55 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Failed depndencies using RPM
Hi George,
If you are sure you have all the dependencies installed, and RPM reports
failed dependencies, try this:
rpm -i --nodeps [package]
Bevis
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Lenzer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 8:13 AM
> To: 'Redhat List'
> Subject: Failed depndencies using RPM
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Thanks for all of the suggestions. I believe the resolution problem I am
> having with X windows is due to my video card's limitations. It
> only has 1 Meg
> and I guess that isn't enough to do 640x480x32bits. :(
>
> Now for the real question:
>
> I downloaded a bunch of RPMS for Enlightenment and the GIMP. Some of the
> packages installed alright, but others are giving me the following errors;
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> ----------------
> failed dependencies:
> /bin/sh is needed by XFree86-libs-3.3.2-5
> /sbin/ldconfig is needed by XFree86-libs-3.3.2-5
> grep is needed by XFree86-libs-3.3.2-5
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> ----------------
>
> or I get this:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> ----------------
> Data type 9 not supported
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> ----------------
>
> I am using Linux 4.1 here at work and 5.0 at home. I checked the
> directories
> to make sure that the files listed in the failed dependencies
> were installed.
> I found 'sh' in the /bin dir. 'ldconfig' was in /sbin. and
> grep was in
> /bin. Are there any symlinks I need to make? Is this error
> because I am using
> Redhat 4.1 instead of 5.0? (I will probably upgrade this system to 5.0
> anyway.)
>
> Thanks
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