On 3/2/07, brooky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Next issue with ClarkConnect: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# rpm -ihv SlimServer_v6.5.1.noarch.rpm > > error: Failed dependencies: > > perl-XML-Parser is needed by slimserver-6.5.1-1.noarch > > perl-Digest-SHA1 is needed by slimserver-6.5.1-1.noarch > > apt-get won't find the packages and if I use cpan it askes me question > after question about paths to things such as wget. :( > > I'm going to give up soon. I've been rying to get this damn squeeze box > working for weeks now. :'( >
The reason why RPM and DEB are tied for the coolest distribution packages on the planet is because of this dependency check. When you call rpm directly in this case, it tells you what it needs. When you call the distribution's package management system, it reads those errors and recursively pulls them from install media or the Internet. That said, Linux is all about choice, and half-finished projects :) I'm not familiar with ClarkConnect so I can't give you an exact set of commands, but the first thing to do is to try the local package manager (Pardon me if that's aptget for rpm and you've already done so). If that doesn't work, the second thing is to google and see if there's an unofficial repository with the packages it wants; you then add that repository and try again. If the distro just doesn't package Perl libraries, then you go to CPAN. Yes, it asks a lot of questions, because it's not an end-user tool. That said, it has sensible defaults and if you did a full OS install instead of a stripped down install, it should work with hitting enter a lot. ClarkConnect gets recommended here from time to time, so check the wiki -- there might be a howto. -- "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander" -- traditional _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
