RE: RedHat 7.1 + Ximian problems?

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

No, you do NOT want to do this. If the rpms don't install normally then
there is a problem. I would wait for someone who is more familiar with
the package dependencies to respond - perhaps Ian Peters or one of the
Ximian GNOME packagers.

Jeff

On 25 Apr 2001 19:28:21 +0200, Dragutin Cvetkovic (EEI) wrote:
> Well u might wanna run smth like:
> 
>       rpm -Uhv --force --nodeps *.rpm
> 
> And then pray to god it will get up... then run redcarpet just so that it can then resolve these lacking dependencies and polish out ur system.
> 
>       D.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Hauck [mailto:xdesign hotmail com]
> Sent: 25 April 2001 18:14
> To: Asher Freese; GNOME List
> Subject: Re: RedHat 7.1 + Ximian problems?
> 
> 
> Okay, I ran the upgrade manually ala "rpm --upgrade *.rpm" and here's the
> results.
> 
> 
> error: failed dependencies:
>  libguile.so.6   is needed by libgtop-examples-1.0.10-3
>  libgtop = 1.0.10 is needed by libgtop-examples-1.0.10-3
> warning: LOOP:
> warning: removing nautilus-trilobite-1.0.1.1-ximian.12 "Requires: nautilus =
> 1.0.1.1" from tsort relations.
> warning:     nautilus-trilobite-1.0.1.1-ximian.12     Requires: nautilus =
> 1.0.1.1
> warning: removing nautilus-1.0.1.1-ximian.12 "Requires: libtrilobite.so.0"
> from tsort relations.
> warning:     nautilus-1.0.1.1-ximian.12               Requires:
> libtrilobite.so.0
> 
> 
> Is that helpful to anyone?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Asher Freese <afreese umr edu>
> To: GNOME List <gnome-list gnome org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 10:11 AM
> Subject: Re: RedHat 7.1 + Ximian problems?
> 
> 
> > First of all, to fix the ximian install, you could try installing a few of
> the
> > rpm's yourself...  likely that'll produce the errors you seek.
> > Second, RH6.2(which I use currently) does have a "custom workstation"
> option,
> > and after that a "choose packages" option.  I haven't seen the 7.1
> installer,
> > but it likely has those.
> > Asher Freese
> >
> > Daniel Hauck wrote:
> >
> > > I have installed a fresh installation of RedHat 7.1 (Seawolf).  I
> installed
> > > "everything" and have added nothing extra.  I have run the Ximian
> installer
> > > twice now in two different ways -- first remotely and second by
> downloading
> > > all the files from their web site.  In both cases the installer will
> refuse
> > > to install anything based on unresolved dependencies.
> > >
> > > This is a FRESH install.  Everything is stock.  This is really becoming
> > > disappointing to me now.  There should be no more ideal installation
> > > platform than the one I have selected and yet it doesn't work.
> > >
> > > Furthermore, there is a lack of flexibility in the installer.  Four
> install
> > > options?  What's that?  We have no idea what we are installing in our
> > > machines?  This is rather Microsoftian don't you think?  "Trust us, we
> know
> > > what you want to install."
> > >
> > > The error messages are vague with no apparent way for me to check or
> report
> > > precise errors.
> > >
> > > So now I have a fresh system that Ximian says will install but does not.
> I
> > > cannot tweak anything so that I can overcome the problems and I cannot
> > > report the problems accurately because the errors are vague.  What am I
> to
> > > do?
> > >
> > > Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature. - Helen
> > > Keller
> > > UNIX *is* user-friendly; it's just picky about its friends.
> > >
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