Re: [Linux][c.o.l.s] Newb, rpm, Failed dependencies ...

On Sat, 25 Nov 2006, in the Usenet newsgroup comp.os.linux.setup, in article
<527m34-rjt.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Peter Smith [gjfc] <goodjobfastcar@xxxxxxxxx> did eloquently scribble:

What can I do to get
libstdc++-3.4.5-2.i386.rpm
installed?

use rpm -i --nodeps

and hope that your backups are good

That bypasses dependency checking

and may well torch your install, especially when using packages for
distributions two or three releases apart.

Andrew, you _might_ want to pay closer attention to those version numbers

Old guy

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