On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:39:43 -0400 fred smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gentlepersons: > > I'm running a fully-updated RH72. I'd like to install Mozilla 1.1, > which requires Galeon 1.2.6. Unfortunately, Galeon 1.2.6 requires > gdk-pixbuf > >= 0.14, and RH72 has 0.11. > > So, I can't install Mozilla and Galeon without the gdk-pixbuf. I've > built gdk-pixbuf 0.19 but it won't install because it conflicts with > the other packages RH has split it into (RH provides 3 RPMs for > gdk-pixbuf, but if you go to the gnome site and get gdk-pixbuf you get > one package). I can't uninstall the existing ones then try installing > the new one because of a bazillion things that depend on it. > > I cannot bypass the problem by trying to build the .src.rpm for galeon > because it requires Mozilla 1.1 and gdk-pixbuf >= 0.14. > > Catch-22! > > I could, I suppose break dependencies by using --nodeps or --force, > but I'd rather not do that. > > Anybody know how I can solve this little gotcha ?? I don't warrant there will be no problems. But I've had none to date with: rpm -ivh <file> --replacefiles rpm -Uvh <file> --replacefiles There's also one for '--replacepkgs' that should work OK for some things. But I never used that particular switch and can't even offer my own anecdotal experiences. -- Don't bother me. I'm living happily ever after. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
