--- Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Apr 3, 2005 9:05 PM, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> <snip> > > > > > > > > --> Finished Dependency Resolution > > > > > > > > Error: Missing Dependency: > openoffice.org is needed by > > > > > > > > package openoffice.org-i18n > > > > > > > > Error: Missing Dependency: > system-config-printer is > > > > > > > > needed by package > system-config-printer-gui > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'll try the same syntax for > oppenoffice.org and > > > > > > > > system-config... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You might consider installing a GUI based > package manager such as > > > > > > smart or synaptic (requires apt). The GUI > will provide faster feedback > > > > > > for all install packages as well as > packages you plan to install. You > > > > > > can get these from the DAG repo. > > > > > ---- > > > > > she's got a problem with multiple versions > of the same packages. > > > > > > > > > > I know that installing apt pointing to an > entirely different repository > > > > > isn't going to help this problem. > > > > > > > > Apt need not point to exotic repositories. > Many Fedora Core mirrors > > > > are apt enabled. Apt has the advantage over > yum in that you can use > > > > "apt-get check" to check for broken > dependencies. > > > > > > > > Synaptic provides a GUI for apt. Using > synaptic she can see the > > > > dependency issues right away, evaluate the > recommended changes, and > > > > decide on her course of action. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know how smart would react to it and > thus, I would never suggest > > > > > this to her as a solution. > > > > > > > > > > If you 'know' that smart can fix this > problem - then by all means, let > > > > > us know. > > > > > > > > > > If you don't know that smart can fix this > problem, would you suggest > > > > > that your advice give above might not be the > proper advice to give to > > > > > her? > > > > > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Smart Program Manager, http://smartpm.org , > will definitely fix her > > > > problem. It is in beta (currently at 0.30). > Smart is very good at > > > > resolving dependencies ( in my opinion much > better than apt or yum ) > > > > and from the GUI, smart-gui, will allow you to > do on-the-spot > > > > up/downgrade of packages as necessary to fix > dependencies. > > > > > > > > The biggest compliant that I have with the > smart is that you really > > > > need a reasonably fast processor with more > than 256 MB memory; > > > > otherwise, you wait a long time for the > program to update and itterate > > > > through all of the enable repositories' meta > data. > > > > > > > > You can get apt, synaptic, smart, > smart-update, and smart-gui from Dag > > > > Wieers site: http://dag.wieers.com/packages/ > > > ---- > > > I know apt/yum/up2date and smart > > > > > > Once again, her problem is that she has multiple > versions of the same > > > packages - not sure why I have to keep repeating > this. > > > > > > Her problem is that she cannot solve dependency > issues because there are > > > multiple versions of the same package - in this > case openoffice, system- > > > config-printer and previously, it was php which > we solved. Obviously, > > > yum would be able to solve & install dependent > packages if this problem > > > didn't exist and the addition of another overlay > program like apt is > > > going to have the same problem. This isn't a yum > problem - this is a > > > problem with the base of rpm packages that are > already installed on this > > > system. > > > > > > I know that apt/yum/up2date cannot solve the > problem of having multiple > > > versions of the same packages and have had her > resort to manually > > > removing them with rpm -e --allmatches > NAMES_OF_PACKAGES. I don't have a > > > situation like this where I can test how smart > would handle it and have > > > no systems that I am willing to hose to find > out. > > > > > > If you have a better idea, by all means express > it. > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > > Strange? I certainly did not mean to send it to > you only. I thought I > > hit the proper reply button in gmail. > > > > In order for yum to satisfy dependencies it needs > access to a > repository with the disto's base-line packages. > > Kate, add this file, fedora.repo, to your > /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory: > > # file: fedora.repo > [base] > name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base > #baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os/ > mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-core-$releasever > enabled=1 > gpgcheck=1 Thanks, I do have exactly the above in appropriate file: fedora.repo and fedore-updates.repo enabled, the others are not... > Kate, is your Fedora Core installation a fresh/new > install or did you > upgrade from an older release? This was a fresh install from CD's. After following the same --allmatches sequence above, I had a look at the openoffice problem above: "openoffice.org is needed by package openoffice.org-i18n" - and looking at the gui Add/Remove application and removed the OO-i18n 'for internationalization" , that solved the openoffice problem! Just left with the config printer dependency issue... which might explain the box no seeing an fc2 printserver! Hmm progress, I'll deal with the rest tomorrow. Thanks all for your help, Kate __________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest
