Am I committing a fundamental stupidity? I am trying to update python to
the latest version, and I've got into a cyclic dependency problem. Is this
a RedHat problem, or just me?
I'm trying to install mailman, which requires python 1.5.2, which in turn
requires tkinter 1.5.2. RH6 comes with python 1.5.1. and tkinter 1.5.1.
I would really appreciate some one taking the trouble to follow the steps
below and tell me what I've done wrong, and what I should have done
[root@fast rpm]# rpm -i tkinter-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
python = 1.5.2 is needed by tkinter-1.5.2-13
[root@fast rpm]# rpm -i python-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
tkinter < 1.5.2 conflicts with python-1.5.2-13
[root@fast rpm]# rpm -i --nodeps tkinter-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm
--- lots of snipped errors, the last of which is: ------
error: file /usr/lib/python1.5/lib-dynload/_tkinter.so from install of
python-1.5.2-13 conflicts with file from package python-1.5.1-10
[root@fast rpm]# rpm -e python-1.5.1-10.i386.rpm+
error: package python-1.5.1-10.i386.rpm+ is not installed
[root@fast rpm]# rpm -e tkinter-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm+
error: package tkinter-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm+ is not installed
...and then just to rub salt in the wound....
[root@fast rpm]# rpm -i --test python-docs-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
python < 1.5.2 conflicts with python-docs-1.5.2-13
... GGGRRRRRRR
David
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