Re: rpm refuses to update "rpm" (to install yum)

From: tim wunder (twunder_at_REMOVEcomcast.net)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:28:56 -0400

On 6/17/2004 10:07 AM, I believe that Frank Nospam wrote:

> I have to maintain a RH 7.2 server. Yes, it's inconvenient,
> and yes, it has to stay 7.2
>
> To make this job easier, I went to FedoraLegacy.org
> Fedora said I should install yum.
> yum told me rpm 4.0.3 was too old.
> I read the yum HOWTO, which had nice clear instructions, but...
> I tried to install rpm 4.0.4 and it threw a dozen failed dependencies.
>
> So... do I need to erase/update all of the dependent rpms?

probably update, I doubt erasing will do you any good.

> Or should I tell it to ignore dependencies?

I wouldn't, but it's your system. Be prepared for major flakiness if you do.

> Or is there a command to simultaneously upgrade all of them?

Doesn't rpm -Uvh *.rpm update all the .rpm files in the current
directory. Perhaps downloading all the dependancies, putting them in a
directory and issuing an 'rpm -Uvh *.rpm' will do the trick. Dunno for
sure, though.

> etc?
>
> Thanks in advance.

FWIW, meeting dependancies is usually the more prudent way to resolve
dependancies. Ignoring them is asking for trouble.

HTH,
Tim

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