Hi,

I have installed FC4 with the minimal install option.

So, now, I will like to install a few more packages using rpm. However, I'm always faced with the problem of having to find and install the dependencies one by one.

Is there a simpler way whereby I can rpm install a package and then make it search for all the dependencies and install them automatically.

Use yum it does all the resolving for you.Take a look at

http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_cor...ion_notes.html

and follow instructions on yum

open the rpm dirctory you wnat to install the run:
yum localinstall *.rpm
or use smart:
smart install ./*.rpm
to install smart read this link

The best way to install dependencies will always be to use yum.

If you are actually using XWindows I highly recommend installing yumex (yum extended). It is a graphical version of yum. It still installs the dependencies like yum, but you also get to see the files that are installed, ones you may want to upgrade, etc. It shows all the dependencies that are needed right before the actual install and has many of the major repositories (repos) already configured plus you can add others. Check it out and you will never use yum at the command line again.

I think you just do yum install yumex from the command prompt if memory serves. Once installed I think it shows up under system tools.

Enjoy

0be1

Thanks. I think yum will be very useful.

However, I'm faced with some difficulties.

1)I have write to hard disk all the rpms from the FC4 cd. The directory containing the rpms is /root/RPM.
So now, I want to create a respository using yum-arch /root/RPM
But I get many error messages that say "rpmError opening rpm packagename - error public key not available"

2) when I try to yum install packagename, I get this error message "Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: updates-released"

Please advise.

yum will be better if you can manage local repo for yum, if not use the smart, smart has option to add the lcoal rpm directories, add the /root/RPM directory to smart and run the with:
smart install Pakage_name
sarmt will resolve the dependencies from local driectories as will from online repos.

Yum will be the best option to install the packagesand their dependencies.
sol'n for ur error:
#cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
here u have 6 files.edit them and update(write) the baseurl whatever u want.
By default it is fedora site address.
Then check the status of yum service(#/etc/init.d/yum status).Then restart it.

Then try to install a package.

Good Luck

I have Linux installed, now how do I do stuff like installing more software?
# I can't figure out what software I want and how to install/uninstall it
The table of equivalents, replacements, analogs of Windows software in Linux
# Find software here
Freshmeat
Sourceforge
rpmfind
# Guides to software management
LNAG: 4.5 Package installation and rpm package manager
Rute Guide's software explanation

FC4 should have these available

up2date
yum
apt-get

I recommend checking out Fedora Core 4 Tips and Tricks

Yumex is great but download a package or tar.gz outside
of fedora mirrors and the dependency problem are pure hell!!
Yum, yumex won't and can't help.
one damn dependency has another dependency problem.
Until this problem is taken care of Linux will never
make it in the desktop market.
And as for that, I sure hate to this happen, because
I LOVE Linux.

Jim

Really? Linux made it to my desktop, ever since 1999.

Fedora Core 3 Tips and Tricks

The best dependency resolution I have found is portage, the package manager for Gentoo.