Help with requested update

tonydm inbox at mariosmaintenance.com
Mon Apr 4 08:00:55 UTC 2005



Kam Leo wrote:

>On Apr 3, 2005 10:47 PM, tonydm <inbox at mariosmaintenance.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>Still learning....
>>
>>I'm trying to update my FC3 install with KDE and a few other options via
>>the "System Settings / Add/Remove Applications".  After choosing the
>>changes and the Package Manager checks for dependencies, I get an error
>>dialog saying that I need qt ('qt-MySQL','3.3.4','0.fc3.0') and qt
>>('qt-ODBC','3.3.4','0.fc3.0').  But when I issue a rpm -qa | grep MySQL
>>and a rpm -qa | grep ODBC both of the requested dependencies ARE
>>installed (qt-MySQL-3.3.4-0.fc3.0 and qt-ODBC-3.3.4-0.fc3.0)  So I tried
>>to update, what the heck.  And yum also confirms the already installed
>>version.  So why is the Package Manager saing that they are not
>>installed and to install them before it can continue?  What can/should I
>>do?  Thanks
>>
>>tonydm
>>
>>[root at xxxxxx xxxxx]# yum update qt-MySQL-3.3.4-0.fc3.0.i386.rpm Setting
>>up Update Process
>>Setting up Repos
>>base                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
>>updates-released          100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
>>Reading repository metadata in from local files
>>base      : ################################################## 2622/2622
>>primary.xml.gz            100% |=========================| 320 kB    00:03
>>MD Read   : ################################################## 776/776
>>updates-re: ################################################## 776/776
>>Examining qt-MySQL-3.3.4-0.fc3.0.i386.rpm: qt-MySQL - 1:3.3.4-0.fc3.0.i386
>>qt-MySQL-3.3.4-0.fc3.0.i386.rpm: does not update installed package.
>>No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion
>>
>>[root at xxxxxx xxxxx]# yum update qt-ODBC-3.3.4-0.fc3.0.i386.rpm
>>Setting up Update Process
>>Setting up Repos
>>base                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
>>updates-released          100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
>>Reading repository metadata in from local files
>>base      : ################################################## 2622/2622
>>updates-re: ################################################## 776/776
>>Examining qt-ODBC-3.3.4-0.fc3.0.i386.rpm: qt-ODBC - 1:3.3.4-0.fc3.0.i386
>>qt-ODBC-3.3.4-0.fc3.0.i386.rpm: does not update installed package.
>>No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion
>>
>>    
>>
>
>You are using the wrong application from within KDE.  You should be
>using "System Tools"->"Red Hat Network".  That will launch up2date. 
>You can also use up2date from the terminal to perform updates.  You
>can also click on "System Tools"->"Red Hat Network Alert Icon" to
>place an icon on your toolbar so that you get notifications of
>updates. (By the way, the Red Hat Network Alert icon is loaded by
>default in Gnome.)
>
>  
>
Kam, 

I have Gnome only installed.  Not KDE.  I want to install KDE also.  I have been updating via the "Network Alert" icon launching up2date.

tonydm



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