Re: [REDHAT] Newb, rpm, Failed dependencies ...

or you can use yum install <package>

would solve dependencies and install.

Regards
Anmol


On 11/28/06, Alex Yokokura <alex.yuichi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

2006/11/24, Peter Smith <goodjobfastcar@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
> I have some basic questions.
>
> Q: What is the best way to deal with this?
>
> I'm a bit short on common sense when it comes to using rpm to install
> Linux software. I'm worried that if I try to force something in,
> something else, somewhere else will break.
>
> Now I have some more specific questions.
>
> I see this:
>
> + rpm -Uvh control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386.rpm
> warning: control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA
> signature:
> NOKEY, key ID 443e1821
> error: Failed dependencies:
> gnome-icon-theme is needed by
control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
> libeel-2.so.2 is needed by control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
> libgail-gnome is needed by control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
> libgailutil.so.17 is needed by
> control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
> libmetacity-private.so.0 is needed by
> control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
> libnautilus.so.2 is needed by
control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
> libxklavier >= 1.02 is needed by
> control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
> libxklavier.so.8 is needed by
control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
> xscreensaver is needed by control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386
>
> I assume the proper way to deal with this is to search around on my DVD
> for
> 9
> rpms which correspond to the 9 lines above spit out by the error
handler.
> True??
>

If you have rpmdb-redhat package installed... you can use --aid to add
suggested packages to the transaction
Example:
rpm -Uvh --aid control-center-2.8.0-12.rhel4.2.i386.rpm

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