FC8 applications install dumb questions - updae

[Oliver Falk]

Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 5:46 PM, bob smith <sfmc68 at verizon.net> wrote:
>> bob smith wrote:
>>
>> Apps first, cause I have the box running okay so far....
>> I am trying to install alpine on fc8 (ds10).
>> I am using various commands - yum install ....
>> yum install libdhcp.alpha
>> yum install libdhcp*.alpha
>> and I get these errors on every try....
>> Error: Missing Dependency: libdhcp4client-3.1.0.so.0 is needed by package
>> mkinitrd
>> Error: Missing Dependency: libdhcp4client-3.1.0.so.0 is needed by package
>> libdhcp
>> Error: Missing Dependency: libdhcp4client-3.1.0.so.0 is needed by package
>> nash
>> Error: Missing Dependency: libssl.so.6 is needed by package kdebase
>> thanks
>> bob
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> getting real familiar with yum,
>> been reading the faq, dug out my red hat books,
>> looking on the web for help.  not finding what I need yet.
>> tried to do a yum update
>> same error set.
>> looking to install postfix and so on.  I want to move a number of alphas
>> over to fedora.
>> I need to be able to set up the right features, Pointers to reading that
>> will help,
>> an update that others have this, or it has been solved, much appreciated.
>> thanks!!
>> bob
> 
> Generic advice:
> $ yum list available > /tmp/available.lst
> 
> Then search available.lst with the tool of your choice to see what you
> might need.
> 
> Otherwise, I would have tried the shotgun approach:
> 
> # yum install libdhcp libdhcp-devel libdhcp4client libdhcp4client-devel
> 
>     carl


Can you send me a rpm -q fedora-release? Plz.

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