RPM installation

sang_froid · 10-26-2009, 02:51 PM

Hi,

When I try to install Apache rpms in my RHEL box, it says, httpd-suexec is needed by httpd.

Next, when I try to first install httpd-suexec, then it says httpd is needed... just a cycle problem..

rpm -ivh httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.4.i386.rpm
warning: httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.4.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID db42a60e
error: Failed dependencies:
httpd = 2.0.52-41.ent.4 is needed by httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.4.i386
Suggested resolutions:
/var/spool/up2datehttpd-2.0.52-41.ent.4.i386.rpm

[root@localhost Apache]# rpm -ivh httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.4.i386.rpm
warning: httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.4.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID db42a60e
error: Failed dependencies:
httpd-suexec is needed by httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.4.i386

How do I solve this problem ??

paulsm4 · 10-26-2009, 02:53 PM

Try "rpm --force" for one of them; then you should be able to install both RPM's.

sang_froid · 10-26-2009, 03:09 PM

but is that a good idea and will everything work as desired in doing so ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulsm4

Try "rpm --force" for one of them; then you should be able to install both RPM's.

TB0ne · 10-26-2009, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sang_froid

but is that a good idea and will everything work as desired in doing so ?

Yes, it's a good idea, that's why it was suggested to you. You have to get one of them installed, before you can install the second one.

knudfl · 10-26-2009, 03:51 PM

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In fact you can install several packages, depending
on each other, with one command :

# rpm -Uvh <package>.rpm <package>.rpm <package>.rpm

... That is " chain install ".

vikas027 · 10-26-2009, 03:59 PM

Yes, solution by knudfl is the best in these kinda situations.

I also once stucked in a same situation and then I used the below command syntax

Code:

rpm -ivh first_package.rpm second_package.rpm

This wont give dependency problem.

unSpawn · 10-26-2009, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TB0ne

Yes, it's a good idea, that's why it was suggested to you.

Offering --force as a first suggestion is never a good idea. And only use --force if all other options are exhausted as it bypasses checks. Unless the OP uses Yum or an equivalent package management tool to resolve dependencies knudfl's solution of adding all packages to be installed on the commandline should be the preferred way.

knudfl · 10-28-2009, 12:06 PM

As the rpm / yum dependency checking is only 99.9x %
reliable, you may in those rare occasions have to do :

# rpm -Uvh --nodeps
.. to manually install the critical package.

But I have never had to use the ' --force ' option.
( Started with Mandrake 8.2 in 2002.)
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