[ILUG] rpm dependencies

[Smith, Graham - Computing Technician]

I'd just rpm -ivh libvorbis-<new.version>  and use
--nodeps 

Failing that grit my teeth and go for a --force

That may sound like an inelegant solution - and it is,
but its worked for me many times when I've needed
several versions of the same package (usually with
xmms components also as it happens).

I wouldnt recommend the --force switch with anything too vital
such as glibc or whatever - you can end up with a right
mess by forcing packages on... use sparingly!

Its hard to believe rpm still needs nasty workarounds for
something that is really very straightforward.

G.

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 Institute of Technology,
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-----Original Message-----
From: John P. Looney [mailto:valen at tuatha.org]
Sent: 08 October 2002 11:05
To: ilug at linux.ie
Subject: Re: [ILUG] rpm dependencies


On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 03:01:44PM +0100, Conor Daly mentioned:
> >  rpm -Uvh libvorbis-*
> What happens if you do
> rpm -ivh libvorbis-<new.version>*
> while the old version is still there?

 It'll tell you libvorbis is already installed.

Kate

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