Thanks for this. The up2date proggy worked well: I finally got onto the RH network and it updated a couple of things and resolved all the dependency problems. I'll remember it. Much appreciated.
Cheers John ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen SLI27 Lindsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 12 September, 2002 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [SLUG] Question from a newbie > > You don't really need to "link all the packages together", once you've > installed the rpm's that your package depends on, installing the original > package normally just works (as long as rpm deems your dependency relieving > efforts satisfactory ie. as long as you have installed the right rpm to > genuinely fix the dependency). Once you've downloaded all the rpm's you > need (or if they're on the cd you might not need to download them) you can > actually enter them all in one go and rpm will figure out which needs to go > first eg. rpm -Uvh your_package.rpm dependency-fixer1.rpm > dependency-fixer2.rpm.....). > > The real joy comes when the rpm you install to fix the dependency has > dependencies of its own. :) > > If the package you're trying to install is a stock standard app that redhat > would normally package on its cd's then I recommend the up2date tool (which > was present in rh7.2, not sure about 7.3), it takes care of all the > dependencies for you. > > Hope this helps, > Steve. > > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@slug.org.au on 12/09/2002 08:36 > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: > Subject: [SLUG] Question from a newbie > > > I'm new to the group and fairly new to linux, as well. I've been following > the group discussion on the Next Handbooks 7.3 Red Hat distro and I've also > had the same problem with disc#3 -- it isn't recognised on my machine > either. When you look at the disc, though, all the packages seem to be > there. > > I'm sorry if this question seems fairly obvious, but when you're doing an > individual RPM package install how can you overcome dependency problems > when > it installs? And if you individually install all the required RPM packages > to overcome that dpendency, how do you link all the packages together, > which > is done automatically during a system install? > > > Cheers all > > John > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > > > > > > *******************Confidentiality and Privilege Notice******************* > > This email is intended only to be read or used by the addressee. > It is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. > If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or > responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you > may not copy or deliver this message to anyone, and you should > destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. > Confidentiality and legal privilege are not waived or lost by > reason of mistaken delivery to you. > > Qantas Airways Limited > ABN 16 009 661 901 > > Visit Qantas online at http://www.qantas.com.au > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
