Setup of NX on Fedora 9 ?

[Kevin J. Cummings]

David Jansen wrote:
> so, I have a working Fedora 9 system now. Setting up NX (NoMachine VNC
> client/server) causes me some problems:
> 
> # yum install nx freenx
> Loaded plugins: fedorakmod, priorities, refresh-packagekit
> fedora                                                   | 2.4 kB
> 00:00    
> strw-extras                                              |  951 B
> 00:00    
> nonfree                                                  | 2.1 kB
> 00:00    
> updates                                                  | 2.3 kB
> 00:00    
> Setting up Install Process
> Parsing package install arguments
> Package freenx is obsoleted by freenx-server, trying to install
> freenx-server-0.7.2-8.fc9.x86_64 instead
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package nx.i386 0:3.2.0-27.fc9 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: libXdamage.so.1 for package: nx
> --> Processing Dependency: libXpm.so.4 for package: nx
> ---> Package freenx-server.x86_64 0:0.7.2-8.fc9 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: expect for package: freenx-server
> --> Processing Dependency: /usr/lib64/nx for package: freenx-server
> --> Processing Dependency: /usr/bin/expect for package: freenx-server
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package expect.x86_64 0:5.43.0-13.fc9 set to be updated
> ---> Package freenx-server.x86_64 0:0.7.2-8.fc9 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: /usr/lib64/nx for package: freenx-server
> ---> Package libXdamage.i386 0:1.1.1-4.fc9 set to be updated
> ---> Package libXpm.i386 0:3.5.7-4.fc9 set to be updated
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> freenx-server-0.7.2-8.fc9.x86_64 from updates has depsolving problems
>   --> Missing Dependency: /usr/lib64/nx is needed by package
>   freenx-server-0.7.2-8.fc9.x86_64 (updates)
> Error: Missing Dependency: /usr/lib64/nx is needed by package
> freenx-server-0.7.2-8.fc9.x86_64 (updates)
> 
> Looking in the directory listing of the ftp server, I think I know where
> the problem is: packaages are:
> nx-3.2.0-27.fc9.i386.rpm
> freenx-0.7.1-5.fc9.x86_64.rpm
> freenx-server-0.7.2-8.fc9.x86_64.rpm
> 
> So somehow, a 32-bit nx package made it into the x86_64 repository, and
> therefore freenx-server's dependencies are not met.

I'm seeing the same.  I didn't think to look into the listing of the 
x86_64 repo server though....

> Might there be a problem with the mirrors, or am I missing something?
> Has anyone got a working NX setup on Fedora 9?

no.

> David Jansen

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