[ale] missing dependencies under Redhat.........

[keith frost]

apt-get is why i switched to debian.  no regrets.
you are correct there is a apt-rpm.  i'm not sure who
maintains it though.  it should be noted that this is
very new and should be tried on a non critical box
first.

 
--- hirsch at zapmedia.com wrote:
> Or switch to a system that does it for you.  apt-get
> is great and
> there are apt-get servers for redhat.  I know they
> were mentioned on
> this mailing list in the last few months.  I'm
> sorry, but I don't
> recall them.  You could also use debian or
> connectiva.
> 
> Mandrake takes care of all that if you are
> installing one of their
> rpms, similarly to apt-get or dselect.  I haven't
> figured out how to
> extend the system, yet.
> 
> --Michael
> 
> keith frost writes:
>  > goto rpmfind.net do a search and download the
> files.
>  > find out that there are other files needed by
> those
>  > files.
>  > do a search and download the files.
>  > find out that there are other files needed by
> those
>  > files.
>  > do a search and download the files.
>  > find out that there are other files needed by
> those
>  > files.
>  > do a search and download the files.
>  > find out that there are other files needed by
> those
>  > files.
>  > do a search and download the files.
>  > find out that there are other files needed by
> those
>  > files.
>  > do a search and download the files.
>  > find out that there are other files needed by
> those
>  > files.
>  > do a search and download the files.
>  > find out that there are other files needed by
> those
>  > files.
>  > find out that the last file needed conflicts with
> the
>  > first file needed and can not be installed.
>  > 
>  > sorry but this is still a painful subject for me.
>  > :-(
>  > 
>  > --- Courtney Thomas <ccthomas at flash.net> wrote:
>  > > Greetings !
>  > > 
>  > > Running........
>  > > 
>  > > 	rpm -ivh WindowMaker~
>  > > 
>  > > I get.......
>  > > 
>  > > 	wmconfig is needed by WindowMaker~
>  > > 	libPropList is needed by W~
>  > > 	libPropList.so.0 is needed by ........
>  > > 	libungif.so.4 is ........
>  > > 
>  > > How is all this most efficiently resolved,
> please ?
>  > > 
>  > > BTW, 6.1, if it matters.
>  > > 
>  > > Appreciatively,
>  > > Courtney
>  > > 
>  > > 
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