> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Judith Miner
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 10:49 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] rpm catch22's
>
>
> Matt wrote:
> >> Linux is cool and all, but man can installing software be a
> nightmare. <<
>
> I couldn't agree more. I have had similar sad sagas more times than I
> care to recall. For example, I tried to install the latest Gnucash,
> which I've heard has many improvements over the version that came with
> my Mandrake 8. When I tried to install the rpm package, I got a HUGE
> list of dependencies I'd need. There was no way I was going to try to
> find them, install them keeping my fingers crossed that something else
> wouldn't break in the process, and see if the silly thing would work.
> Especially since I don't even know if I'd like Gnucash. I
> *must* have an
> easy-to-use checkbook manager on my system, and my trial of
> the Gnucash
> that came with the distro was not exactly a roaring success. It made a
> mess of its import of my Quicken data, which is Requirement No. 1 for
> any checkbook manager I might consider.
>
> I hope "they" get their act together on package
> installations. It's got
> to work better than it does now.
> --Judy Miner
>
>
If you are interested in upgrading apps beyond those carried
in the Security updates add a Cooker source to your Software Mgr.
This will auto download and install any depends that might be needed.
In the case of GnuCash you will get a glibc warning.
Do a force on it since glibc-dev is alao being upgraded.
This in not a cure all procedure.
Some apps will upgrade simply with no depends, but other will have 15 or
more
and then you can still end up with conflicts and have to abort the install.
The only way for the for the package installation to become simpler is for
Linux
to stop evolving, for all pkgs except for applications to become frozen,
that there be only 1 kernel in use, and that all distributions be the same.
Is it just me or does this sound like the way someone esle does things.
Charles (-:
Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
