Hi, First, to check about something, > > I have attempted to install some RPMs and had them fail with the failed > dependencies error message. Some packages can be found on Red Hat such > as Pythonxxx.rpm but there are files that cannot be found such as > libxxx.xx.x. Sometimes the files are on my machine yet the RPM fails to > find them even after I "fix" the manager database. Are you sure the exactly version number is the same? i.e. libfoobar.so.2 is different from libfoobar.so.1
> > 1. Where do I find the missing files/programs? The RPM downloads did not > list entire categories of RPMs such as System libraries. Yes, it is really a very troublesome work for beginner. But usually, where get a pkg, you will also find the dependency information on there. For example, if you grab a licq.*.rpm from licq.org, you probably can find some other information about licq's dependency pkg / files. Another approache, (if the last one doesn't work), you can search the gooble with exactly the filename which make you in trouble. You usually got the neccessary information there. > > 2. Where is the documentation that explicitly details the procedure for > providing one's system with all requisite files/programs? First, there is no rules to gover the completeness of files in a system. As different pkgs will require differ files. E.g. if you install a Gnome2 desktop, you will need gtk2, pango, atk, gnome-desktop, etc. however, if you install KDE, you will need another files. Basically, if you are using RedHat, and installing all the software through "rpm -Uvh" all the files dependency info in the system should be well maintained in the rpm database. > > 3. How do I point the RPM to files on my system it claims are not there? > (I have regenerated the database and this still happens) Did you install something by manually compile and install it? (i.e. something ./configure make, make install, etc procedure). Anyway, a last option for this is rpm -Uvh --nodeps xxx.rpm However, it is only useful if you know what you are doing. Sure, you can also provide more detail information here, ask for advice. Cheers, Lau -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
