> After lagging of any input about a posting i sent to this list i just
> tried to install ghostscript 5.50 by myself. First I tried to
> install the
> rpms, but i always received an error that installing
> conflicts with files
> from ghostscript 4.... - so i deinstalled the old ghostscript package.
> Now I receive the following error when i try to install
> the packages with
> the commands
> rpm -ihv ghostscript-5_50*
Oops! When there may be a previous version which should be replaced, use the
"Upgrade" option, not "install":
rpm -Uhv ghostscript-5_50*>
> missing dependencies:
> ghostscript-fonts is required for ghostscript-5_50-3
>
> so i installed the font package first getting the missing
> dependeny error,
> that ghostscript is required for ghostscript-fonts-5_50-1.
>
> Because that looks like running in circles to me i gave the
You can force rpm to install even if there are missing dependencies with the
--force
option.
rpm comes with a fine manual which is available on your system. These
options (and more) are listed there.
