Excellent suggestion! I had no idea up2date even had this
functionality. From the man page:
This example shows how to use up2date to install a package with many
deps that isnt currently installed.
up2date kdebase
The files needed are currently downloading (and slated for installation)
as I write this.
Quite frankly I'm surprised this level of functionality isn't being
shouted from the rooftops (or maybe my head is just buried too deep in
the sand). I ran Debian for a long time mostly for its package
management tool. For debian users apt-get is IMO one of its biggest
attractions and up2date seems to have much of the same abilities.
Sheesh, I'm not sure I'll go back even when the Woody distro goes
stable. Ehem, I think I might be getting a little too excited here.
Anyways thanks again for the pointer Ed.
Caleb
On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 21:58, Ed Wilts wrote:
> This sounds rather dangerous. I very rarely use nodeps or force unless I
> know *exactly* what the consequences are. rpms do go in smoothly if you
> install them in the right order - this order is documented on the kde web
> site (and I can't remember this anymore - it's been quite a while since I've
> upgraded kde from scratch - qt is first though).
>
> Since up2date is supposed to resolve dependencies, I'd take a stab at
> install a package that relies on kde and have it installed that way. Try
> something like koffice and see how well that works.
>
> ..../Ed
>
> Ed Wilts
> Mounds View, MN, USA
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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