rpm dependancies

ketan_nale · 03-11-2010, 03:49 AM

Hi All,

I am hobby user of linux system.
I have Fedora core 8 installed on my machine.
As i see its tough to get any useful software for linux system,
but whenever i get any software (probably .rpm file for fedora)
i get dependency problem.
It always gives me error saying that **** is required by this .
I download it form cyber cafe and try to fix it, but if it get resolved
another dependency problem get raised.

Please anyone could guide me how can i install any desired softwares without getting dependency problems.

I dont have internet connection on my this linux system.

vinaytp · 03-11-2010, 04:08 AM

Dear Ketan_nale,

If you do not have internet connection at home, then its quite difficult to resolve this dependency hell. Still here are few things you may try with.

I will take the example of /etc/init.d/sshd. You may check the package required to get this capability by

Code:

[vinay@vinay security]$ rpm -qf /etc/init.d/sshd
openssh-server-5.2p1-2.fc11.i586

Again, you have to check what are the capabilities and libraries that Openssh server depends on with

Code:

[vinay@vinay security]$ rpm -qR openssh-server-5.2p1-2.fc11.i586
/bin/bash  
/bin/sh  
/bin/sh  
/bin/sh  
/bin/sh  
/sbin/service  
/usr/sbin/useradd  
chkconfig >= 0.9
config(openssh-server) = 5.2p1-2.fc11
libaudit.so.0  
libc.so.6  
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0)  
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1)  
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3)  
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2)  
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2.4)  
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)  
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4)  
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4)  
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.8)  
..............
...........

I have truncated the output for brevity sake. Better get the Internet connection and use YUM package installer which manages dependency hell.

You may go through

Code:

man yum
man rpm

knudfl · 03-11-2010, 05:34 AM

Fedora 8 is unsupported and old.

All the genuine Fedora 8 packages are here :
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pu...ux/releases/8/

Without an internet connection :
A much more versatile OS is Debian ( Lenny ) :
You can buy a huge cd / DVD set with packages.
.....

vinaytp · 03-11-2010, 06:07 AM

Well, I forgot to mention one thing.

Better download fedora11 and burn it into a CD.

Create a local YUM repository out of that CD. You may follow below link to set up local YUM repository.

http://www.howtoforge.com/creating_a...ository_centos

The above link works for fedora11 too.

ketan_nale · 03-11-2010, 07:31 AM

Thanks vinaytp,

your local repo really helped in major cases.