[Gllug] Pine/Pico rpm install

[ben f]

> > The problem I have is that when I install the rpm
> "rpm -ivh
> > pine-4.5-1.1mdk.i586.rpm" it says failed
> dependencies ... libssl.so.0 and
> > libcrypro.so.0, so I went on a hunt and I found
> the corresponding rmps for
> > those, but... they are already installed and the
> files installed are called
> > "libcdrypto.so.0.9.7" not "libcrypto.so.0"
> 
> If you can find the source RPM on rpmfind, then you
> can try just
> re-building it against your 9.2 install. If you're
> lucky it may
> 'just work(tm)':
> 
>   rpmbuild --rebuild foo-1.2.4-1.src.rpm
> 
> If all goes well, this will deposit a new binary RPM
> in the RPM packages
> root (somewhere like /usr/src/packages/RPMS) which
> you can then install
> normally.
> 
I'm not dissing Dan's suggestion here, but I will add
that if you are feeling lazy +and+ lucky, you might
try using the --nodeps switch. Bit of a hit and hope,
but at least you can uninstall easily with rpm. ;^)

Check out `man rpm` for more info.

Dan's is the "proper" approach!

Cheers,

Ben

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