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

[Anmol Bedi]

or you can use yum install <package>

would solve dependencies and install.

Regards
Anmol


On 11/28/06, Alex Yokokura <alex.yuichi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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With warm regards,

Anmol Bedi

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