[REDHAT] Newb, rpm, Failed dependencies ...

[Alex Yokokura]

2006/11/24, Peter Smith <goodjobfastcar at gmail.com>:
>
> I have some basic questions.
>
> Q: What is the best way to deal with this?
>
> I'm a bit short on common sense when it comes to using rpm to install
> Linux software.  I'm worried that if I try to force something in,
> something else, somewhere else will break.
>
> Now I have some more specific questions.
>
> I see this:
>
> + rpm -Uvh control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386.rpm
> warning: control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA
> signature:
> NOKEY, key ID 443e1821
> error: Failed dependencies:
>         gnome-icon-theme is needed by control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
>         libeel-2.so.2 is needed by control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
>         libgail-gnome is needed by control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
>         libgailutil.so.17 is needed by
> control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
>         libmetacity-private.so.0 is needed by
> control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
>         libnautilus.so.2 is needed by control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
>         libxklavier >= 1.02 is needed by
> control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
>         libxklavier.so.8 is needed by control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
>         xscreensaver is needed by control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
>
> I assume the proper way to deal with this is to search around on my DVD
> for
> 9
> rpms which correspond to the 9 lines above spit out by the error handler.
> True??
>

If you have rpmdb-redhat package installed... you can use --aid to add
suggested packages to the transaction
Example:
  rpm -Uvh --aid control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386.rpm

-- 
Alex Yokokura