> On Mon, November 26, 2007 9:26 pm, Paul DeAudney wrote: > >> what the best way to resolve this ? > > > > A hammer called --nodeps possibly. > > thanks, Paul > > so possibly force reinstall all clam* ? with --nodeps ? > > # rpm -ivh clamd-* > Preparing... > ########################################### > [100%] > package clamd-0.91.2-1.el4.rf is already installed > > # rpm -ivh clamav-db* > Preparing... > ########################################### > [100%] > package clamav-db-0.91.2-1.el4.rf is already installed > # rpm -ivh clamav-0* > Preparing... > ########################################### > [100%] > package clamav-0.91.2-1.el4.rf is already installed > # rpm -ivh clamav-dev* > Preparing... > ########################################### > [100%] > package clamav-devel-0.91.2-1.el4.rf is already installed > > > Have you checked the package spec file for the exact dependency? > > no, not sure how/what to look for > > > Are you running a x86_64 system and need i386 packages installed? > > no, this is a P3 running Centos
I think you should use -U (upgrade) instead of -i (install). -U will deinstall existing package and install the package specified (I think (I forgot)). You should probably use -t to test the process first eg. rpm -Uvh --test clam*.rpm. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
