[lug] a bit tired of updates

[Kirk Rafferty]

Oops, meant to say "--nodeps" instead of "--force" option to rpm.

-k

On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Kirk Rafferty wrote:

> 
> I don't really think there's a way around what you're describing.  Some
> of the better sites point out dependencies and where you can get them,
> and that's always nice.  Also, if you're sure you have a dependency
> installed (maybe you cicumvented rpm) and the package complains it needs
> it, there's always the "--force" option (my favorite "power" command :).
> 
> RPM at least makes it easy to know what you need.  Ever try to install
> a .tar.gz package and get a bizarre message that it can't find libfoo.so
> or something?  Cripes, then you have to actually go back and read the
> README.first file! :-)
> 
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> On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Chan Kar Heng wrote:
> 
> > greetings.
> > 
> > just to voice an irritating feeling which i feel most linux
> > users share...
> > 
> > i'm quite sure we all know sometimes why we're get .rpm
> > files and not .tar.gz or .tgz files... coz .rpm provides
> > dependency checks for one.
> > 
> > so .rpm it is. but do you often find out about a new app
> > or a new version of a favourite app and proceed to download
> > the rpm, only to find that you need an rpm of a (set) of
> > libraries which need to be upgraded as well.
> > 
> > so you proceed to search and download those rpms required
> > for your new app and install em.. only to find that some
> > other apps are dependent on your old libraries which you
> > are about to replace. and so you proceed to search and download
> > a newer version of that app as well. (unless you choose
> > to break the dependency by forcing the install, and getting
> > your app semi-broken)
> > 
> > imho, this is all rather frustrating, esp while following
> > thru many versions of linux distribution (i can't claim
> > i did so far, and i'm not a heavy user too, tell by the mail
> > headers.. heh!).
> > 
> > so does anyone have a certain recipe for overcoming this
> > rather irritating thing? (though it only happens once in
> > a month or few)
> > 
> > regards,
> > khchan
> > 
> > ps: linux is still cool!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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