question about yum install dependency conflict

[Fei Liu]

Jim Cornette wrote:
> Fei Liu wrote:
>> Jim Cornette wrote:
>>
>>>> Running "postresolve" handler for "installonlyn" plugin
>>>> Error: dcom conflicts with wine
>>>>
>>>> # rpm -qa|grep dcom
>>>> dcom-license-v7.2.1-51
>>>> dcom-v7.2.1-51
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Have you thought to remove dcom from the system and then installing 
>>> wine?
>>>
>>> http://www.updatexp.com/dcom-windows-xp.html
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>> Jim, thanks for the link. Unfortunately dcom is used as a license 
>> agent on my linux box for a commercial software. I am afraid I cannot 
>> just uninstall dcom. I am looking for a way to ask yum just to 
>> install wine ignoring the conflict, because I can just turn off the 
>> dcom service (stop the dcop daemon) when I use wine, vice versa.
>>
>> Fei
>>
>
> That makes it a bit tough to overcome. There are several bad ways to 
> get wine to install regardless of the conflict. They are sort of bad 
> ways.
>
> One way is to remove the database entry for dcom and dcom-devel so yum 
> does not know of it existing and does not consider the conflict. Yum 
> then will be happy to install wine and its other components. dcom will 
> still be present, it will just not be regarded as being present. The 
> option to remove just the database entry is 'rpm -e --justdb dcom 
> dcom-license'
>
> The only other better option would be to find another version of wine 
> or dcom that both agree would not clash with each other. I could not 
> give any more suggestions since I use neither program that much. I did 
> play a bit with wine for curiosity but no serious usage.
>
> Jim
>

I used rpm -e --justdb --nodeps dcom and wine install is successful. I 
got ie6 up and running. Thank for your help. Finally I don't have to 
start vmware just to use IE...

Fei