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mbanwi 08-17-2009 08:41 AM

cannot install yahoo messenger on centos5
 
hi i downloaded yahoo messenger using this command:
# wget http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yaho...0.4-1.i386.rpm


after installation using the rpm command: i get the following failed dependencies message:

[root@appdev ~]# rpm -ivh rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
gdk-pixbuf >= 0.8.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgdk-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgdk_pixbuf.so.2 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libglib-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgmodule-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgtk-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386


i have tried to get the dependencies but to no avail. can anyone help please.

centosboy 08-17-2009 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbanwi (Post 3646454)
hi i downloaded yahoo messenger using this command:
# wget http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yaho...0.4-1.i386.rpm


after installation using the rpm command: i get the following failed dependencies message:

[root@appdev ~]# rpm -ivh rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
gdk-pixbuf >= 0.8.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgdk-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgdk_pixbuf.so.2 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libglib-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgmodule-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
libgtk-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386


i have tried to get the dependencies but to no avail. can anyone help please.


use gaim.
yahoo messenger as well as most other chat protocols are incorporated into this.

Code:

yum -y install gaim

centosboy 08-17-2009 09:04 AM

actually ....


do this

Code:

wget http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/dl/unix/rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm
then

Code:

yum localinstall --nogpgcheck rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm

that should fix it

mbanwi 08-18-2009 02:44 AM

hi, thanks very much, it worked

centosboy 08-18-2009 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbanwi (Post 3647617)
hi, thanks very much, it worked

np - you can thank me with a thumbs up :)

lazlow 08-18-2009 03:16 AM

Pretty sure gaim changed names to pidgin a couple of years ago(lawsuit). It is in the standard yum repo.

Quote:

Description: Pidgin allows you to talk to anyone using a variety of messaging
: protocols including AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, Jabber, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu,
: ICQ, IRC, Novell Groupwise, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, Simple and
: Zephyr. These protocols are implemented using a modular, easy to
: use design. To use a protocol, just add an account using the
: account editor. Pidgin supports many common features of other
: clients, as well as many unique features, such as perl scripting,
: TCL scripting and C plugins. Pidgin is not affiliated with or
: endorsed by America Online, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Yahoo!
: Inc., or ICQ Inc.
Whenever possible you want to avoid using rpms that were not built for your specific version and arch. Using a rpm on a system that it was not designed for can have unexpected consequences.

mbanwi 08-18-2009 03:56 AM

good


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