Re: Dependencies

From: Tommy Reynolds (TommyReynolds_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/02/05


Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 15:48:32 -0500

On Mon, 02 May 2005 15:57:41 -0400, Bill wrote:

> Is there a way to extract only the files needed from these rpms and install
> them ?

No.

Don't bother messing about with individual RPM's. Take a few moments to
set up yum or up2date and then them _the tools_ worry about dependencies:
that's why they are there.

HTH



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