[newbie] problem with chicken or egg dependencies problem (or so it seems)
Greetings ... In trying to install Evolution on my Mandrake Linux box, I've encountered a slew of dependency problems, most of which I was able to solve ... but at this point, I still have one dilemma ... When I tried to install Evolution, I get the message that it requires gtkhtml ... no problem ... So I try to install gtkhtml and get the message that GConf is required ... That's where it gets interesting ... when I attempt to install GConf I get a message that libGConf1 = 1.0.7 is needed by GConf ... but when i try to install libGConf1, I get a message that: GCONF = 1.0.7 is needed by libGConf1-1.0.7mdk libConf1 = 1.0.4 is needed by GConf-1.0.4-2mdk what am i missing here ? can anyone help me decipher this? thanks in advance for the help. kennM _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with chicken or egg dependencies problem (or so it seems)
Try typing 'rpm -ivh all the rpm's in a list' as root. I find that telling RPM about all of the dependant rpms on one line solves this problem. Dave. On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:21:19 -0600 Kenn Yahoo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings ... In trying to install Evolution on my Mandrake Linux box, I've encountered a slew of dependency problems, most of which I was able to solve ... but at this point, I still have one dilemma ... When I tried to install Evolution, I get the message that it requires gtkhtml ... no problem ... So I try to install gtkhtml and get the message that GConf is required ... That's where it gets interesting ... when I attempt to install GConf I get a message that libGConf1 = 1.0.7 is needed by GConf ... but when i try to install libGConf1, I get a message that: GCONF = 1.0.7 is needed by libGConf1-1.0.7mdk libConf1 = 1.0.4 is needed by GConf-1.0.4-2mdk what am i missing here ? can anyone help me decipher this? thanks in advance for the help. kennM _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with chicken or egg dependencies problem (or so it seems)
i tried that, but it returned about 20 files which conflicted ... - Original Message - From: David Stevenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] problem with chicken or egg dependencies problem (or so it seems) | Try typing 'rpm -ivh all the rpm's in a list' as root. | | I find that telling RPM about all of the dependant rpms on one line solves this problem. | | Dave. | | On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:21:19 -0600 | Kenn Yahoo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | Greetings ... | | In trying to install Evolution on my Mandrake Linux box, I've encountered a | slew of dependency problems, most of which I was able to solve ... but at | this point, I still have one dilemma ... | | When I tried to install Evolution, I get the message that it requires | gtkhtml ... no problem ... So I try to install gtkhtml and get the message | that GConf is required ... | | That's where it gets interesting ... when I attempt to install GConf I get a | message that libGConf1 = 1.0.7 is needed by GConf ... but when i try to | install libGConf1, I get a message that: | | GCONF = 1.0.7 is needed by libGConf1-1.0.7mdk | libConf1 = 1.0.4 is needed by GConf-1.0.4-2mdk | | what am i missing here ? can anyone help me decipher this? | | thanks in advance for the help. | | kennM | | | | | _ | Do You Yahoo!? | Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com | | | | | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? | Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com | _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with chicken or egg dependencies problem (or so it seems)
On Wednesday 16 January 2002 11:21 am, Kenn Yahoo wrote: That's where it gets interesting ... when I attempt to install GConf I get a message that libGConf1 = 1.0.7 is needed by GConf ... but when i try to install libGConf1, I get a message that: GCONF = 1.0.7 is needed by libGConf1-1.0.7mdk libConf1 = 1.0.4 is needed by GConf-1.0.4-2mdk what am i missing here ? can anyone help me decipher this? Install simultaneously to avoid circular dependencies, eg rpm -Uvh libGConf1-1.0.7-2mdk.i586.rpm GConf-1.0.7-2mdk.i586.rpm but it also appears you need newer versions, at least for GConf, recent are (note that the version numbers match) libGConf1-1.0.7-2mdk GConf-1.0.7-2mdk -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with chicken or egg dependencies problem (or so it seems)
the answer was SO obvious ... once you pointed out the problem :-) once i solved the problem with conflicting version numbers, all was well, and the install was easy ... thanks to both you and david for your help ... kennM | | but it also appears you need newer versions, at least for GConf, | recent are (note that the version numbers match) | libGConf1-1.0.7-2mdk | GConf-1.0.7-2mdk | | -- | Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas, USA | | _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with chicken or egg dependencies problem (or so it seems)
At 05:33 PM 01/16/2002 +, you wrote: Try typing 'rpm -ivh all the rpm's in a list' as root. I find that telling RPM about all of the dependant rpms on one line solves this problem. Dave. That should actually be 'rpm -Uvh co-dependent rpms' as root. The '-i' flag to rpm is used to install new packages not previously installed, whereas '-U' is an upgrade of packages currently installed (or install, if the package in question is not installed). -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
