On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 09:52:44PM -0600 or thereabouts, Jeff Biss wrote: > Hello All, > > I searched all over and found nothing that covered this problem. I just > hope I didn't miss it. Here's my question: > > 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. >
Here is the procedure to fix corrupted rpm databases: (excerpted from http://www.rpm.org/hintskinks/repairdb/) Hangs are often caused by stale locks. Fix by doing: rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db* Otherwise, All that needs repairing is /var/lib/rpm/Packages, the indices can/will be rebuilt with rpm --rebuilddb later. Save a copy just in case: cd /var/lib tar czvf /tmp/rpmdb.tar.gz rpm Verify integrity with cd /var/lib/rpm db_verify Packages If there are any errors, repair by doing mv Packages Packages-ORIG db_dump Packages-ORIG | db_load Packages Read all the headers in Packages by doing rpm -qa If you segfault here, make an entry at http://bugzilla.redhat.com and I'll tell you what to do. Rebuild the indices rpm --rebuilddb > 1. Where do I find the missing files/programs? The RPM downloads did not > list entire categories of RPMs such as System libraries. > One nice resource is rpmfind.net. You can search for libraries and it will tell you what package contains the file you are missing. > 2. Where is the documentation that explicitly details the procedure for > providing one's system with all requisite files/programs? > I'm not sure what you are looking for here. The "requisite" programs vary depending on what kind of install you have. Here is a reference guide from RH that covers some basics of RPM: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7-Manual/ref-guide/ch-rpm.html Also, read the man pages: $man rpm > 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) > If you already have installed the proper version of the package, try reinstalling the package over the old version: # rpm -ivh --force <package_name> If none of this helps, you could try posting on the rpm mailing list. Although RPM is certainly not perfect, it does provide dependency checking. Dependency management, while it seems more trouble than it is worth sometimes, is critical to maintaining a properly functioning system. Many people recommend apt-rpm for package management. You might want to check out this option. -- Andrew Pasquale http://www.elytra.net:8080 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
