[Gllug] Installing Stuff?

[gllug at uncertainty.org.uk]

On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 09:20:08PM +0000, James.Rocks at equant.com wrote:
> Hi Vincent,
> 
> > In the directory:
> > # rpm -Uvh *.rpm
> 
> I tried installing as you said with no luck ...I looked up in some of the
> help pages and it had a similar instruction but not quite the same i.e. rpm
> -ivh *.rpm (not sure what the difference is)

try man rpm

basicaly 
-i means install
-U means upgrade (ie version 2 --> 3)
-F means freshen (ie version 2.1 --> 2.1)
-v means verbose (doesn't seem to make much difference)
-h means show hashes (gives you the nice little progress bar thingy)


> 
> Anyway ...a whole page of dependencies was produced:
> 
> spike-lx:~/KDE 2.2.1 # rpm -Uvh *.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
>         libSDL-1.1.so.0 is needed by kdeaddons-2.2.1-25
>         libcrypto.so.0.9.6 is needed by kdebase-2.2.1-17
>         libogg.so.0 is needed by kdebase-2.2.1-17
>         libssl.so.0.9.6 is needed by kdebase-2.2.1-17
>         libvorbis.so.0 is needed by kdebase-2.2.1-17
>         libvorbisenc.so.0 is needed by kdebase-2.2.1-17
>         libgtkembedmoz.so is needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.2.1-7
>         libgtksuperwin.so is needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.2.1-7
>         libnspr4.so is needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.2.1-7
>         libplc4.so is needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.2.1-7
>         libplds4.so is needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.2.1-7
>         libxpcom.so is needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.2.1-7
>         libcups.so.2 is needed by kdelibs-2.2.1-12
>         libxml2.so.2 is needed by kdelibs-2.2.1-12
>         qt-devel-doc is needed by kdelibs-devel-doc-2.2.1-12
>         /usr/bin/python is needed by kdelibs-devel-doc-2.2.1-12
>         libogg.so.0 is needed by kdemultimedia-2.2.1-13
>         libvorbis.so.0 is needed by kdemultimedia-2.2.1-13
>         libvorbisfile.so.0 is needed by kdemultimedia-2.2.1-13
>         /usr/bin/python is needed by kdesdk-2.2.1-24
>         qt-devel-doc is needed by kdevelop-2.0.1-13
>         qt-designer is needed by kdevelop-2.0.1-13
> 
> My problem is that none of these dependencies appears to relate to a given
> rpm ... how do I find the file in question?
>

rpmfind.net is very helpful - often once you have found out what the
package is you may be able to find a copy localy 

some of these things may be for packges you don't need  
eg kdelibs-devel-doc looks like a package of documentation aimed at
developers - you may just be able to leave out this package and so not
have to worry about its dependancies.

Often many of the dependencies are satisfied by one package so it may
not be as daunting as it seems.
 (libogg libvorbis libvorbisenc are all probably part of the Ogg Vorbis
sound file format - a replacement for the patented mp3 format)

-- 

Sean 

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 274 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.lug.org.uk/pipermail/gllug/attachments/20011210/004c03f4/attachment.pgp>