[Scottish] Failed RPM dependencies - what to do about 'em?

[TC]

> Most RPM-based distributions now have some sort of automatic
> dependency-resolving system. IIRC Fedora uses up2date, Mandrake uses urpmi,
> and some use apt-rpm

Ah, OK. Cool. So I'm using Redhat, in which case it mut be up2date.

First problem with that is that I hit what appears to be a well-known
SSL problem.  Quick google around and I find there's a new version of
up2date that must be installed for use after 28th/08/03.  So, I download
that and attempt to install. Guess what - it fails with a dependency
error :-)

The redhat page concerned does give the catch-all:

"Before applying this update, make sure all previously released 
errata relevant to your system have been applied."

So I can't say I wasn't warned.  But *how* do I make sure?
So begins that maze of little passages.  Here's what happens:

First, the error I get is:

root at localhost downloads]# rpm -Fvh up2date-3.1.23.2-1.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
        up2date = 3.1.23 is needed by (installed) up2date-gnome-3.1.23-1

Hmm.  What on earth is that on about.  It seems to imply that an already
installed package (up2date-gnome-3.1.23-1).  But why did it tell me
that.  I asked it to install a non-gnome up2date.
Shrug, let's move on blindly. I'm thinking "something is needed by
up2date-gnome??"  Maybe I need to update that rpm first. So, I download
that (from the same place) and try:

[root at localhost downloads]#  rpm -Fvh up2date-gnome-3.1.23.2-1.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
        up2date = 3.1.23.2 is needed by up2date-gnome-3.1.23.2-1

Yeah, right.  That worked.  Whatever it is that I'm doing, it looks like
I'll need to find up2date-3.1.23.2 and/or up2date-3.1.23.2 first.

Now I move back to the redhat page, on to their download area, and find
an Aladdin's cave - the Fedora area.  Clueless wanderer that I am, I
didn't know that was there.  Looking into the RPMs there I see that
they're now at major rev 4 for up2date and up2date-gnome.  I'll just get
those, says me.  Bypass all the older dependency issues I will. Yes
precious.

[root at localhost downloads]# rpm -Uvh up2date-4.1.21-3.i386.rpm
warning: up2date-4.1.21-3.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
4f2a6fd2
error: Failed dependencies:
        rhnlib >= 1.3-12 is needed by up2date-4.1.21-3
        up2date = 3.1.23 is needed by (installed) up2date-gnome-3.1.23-1

Doh!  Not only do I still need the 3.1.23, but now I need an update of
rhnlib.  And is there an rhnlib anywhere to be found in the download
area?  Nope.

Last grasp at a straw with the gnome version:

[root at localhost downloads]# rpm -Uvh up2date-gnome-4.1.21-3.i386.rpm
warning: up2date-gnome-4.1.21-3.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key
ID 4f2a6fd2
error: Failed dependencies:
        up2date = 4.1.21 is needed by up2date-gnome-4.1.21-3

Sigh. xyzzy

Help?

tc