How to install an RPM

[kZo]

To install:

[v702623@snappy]# rpm -ivh foo.rpm

 

To update:

 

[v702623@snappy]# rpm -Uvh foo.rpm

[mattman87]

[root@localhost mattman87]# rpm -ivh irssi-0.8.10rc4-20040510.2030.1.i386.rpm

warning: irssi-0.8.10rc4-20040510.2030.1.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 63c11e9d

error: Failed dependencies:

libcom_err.so.3 is needed by irssi-0.8.10rc4-20040510.2030.1

 

is what i get when i try to insdtall

[z0ny]

The package you are trying to install is lacking some dependencies. Install this version of irssi and this version of gc (if you don't have it already installed).

 

z0ny

[mattman87]

ok now when i try to install k3b i get this

 

[root@localhost mattman87]# rpm -ivh k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2.i386.rpm

warning: k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 87e600b8

error: Failed dependencies:

libDCOP.so.4 is needed by k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2

libartskde.so.1 is needed by k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2

libid3-3.8.so.3 is needed by k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2

libkdecore.so.4 is needed by k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2

libkdefx.so.4 is needed by k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2

libkdesu.so.4 is needed by k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2

libkdeui.so.4 is needed by k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2

libkio.so.4 is needed by k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2

libkparts.so.2 is needed by k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2

libmad.so.0 is needed by k3b-0.11.12-1.xcyb.fc2

[root@localhost mattman87]#

[z0ny]

Go to www.pbone.net and search for the packages to satisfy the dependencies.

 

z0ny

[mattman87]

thanx

[kZo]

The bad thing with RPM's is other required updates... such as GCC and such. A handy tool or updater that will fix this problem can be located here:

 

[/url][url=http://apt.freshrpms.net]http://apt.freshrpms.net

 

This is a tool called apt-get. Read about it, when you need an RPM all you need to do is:

 

apt-get install "package you want"

 

This will install the package, and all related packages you need.

 

*Note: This tool is not a standard part of RH/Fedora.

[z0ny]

I prefer yum (which is a standard part of Fedora). B)

 

z0ny

[morbondu]

What does Trace/breakpoint mean?

 

I get this when try'n the -f option in apt-get install.

 

Code:

[root@400celey root]# apt-get install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 desktop-printing: Depends: redhat-config-printer-gui (>= 0.6.67-1) but it is not installed
 perl-DBD-Pg: Depends: libpq.so.3
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
[root@400celey root]# apt-get install -f
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
 postgresql-libs redhat-config-printer redhat-config-printer-gui
The following NEW packages will be installed:
 postgresql-libs redhat-config-printer redhat-config-printer-gui
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 removed and 7 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/1042kB of archives.
After unpacking 2450kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Committing changes...
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
  1:postgresql-libs        Trace/breakpoint trap
[root@400celey root]#

 

Does it mean I HAVE to install the dependencies?