package installation issue.

[Edward]

Jeff wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:09:31 -0400, Marvin Blackburn wrote:
>> I keep running into this issue.
>>
>>
>> I try to load a package, say packageX.  When I try to install, it
>> says that i need fileY to resolve
>> some dependency.  How can I find the package that might contain
>> that fileY, so I can install packageX.
>>
>> If a previous version of the file is on the system, you can often
>> see what package it was associated with. But if the file is not
>> there, what do you do.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>> ------------------
>> Marvin Blackburn
>> Systems Administrator
>> Glen Raven
>> "He's no failure.  He's not dead yet" --William Lloyd George
> 
> just to add to everyone else's replies on this about rpmfind.net, I have 
> found it MUCH easier to use apt to solve rpm dependencies - especially 
> when i first started with linux. The biggest pain i came across when 
> installing rpms were the dependencies - say i wanted to install packageX 
> and it might need packages A, B & C, but in-turn those packages may also 
> need other rpms so before you know it you need to find tons of packages 
> to solve all the deps.
> 
>  
> 
> have a look at http://apt.freshrpms.net/ -- its well worth the download.
> 
>  
> 
> HTH
> 

And just to add to that, up2date will solve dependencies as well.

Regards,
Ed.