I downloaded mplayer-gui-1.0pre2-1.i386.rpm and tried to install it using installing gui packages and got error that I need it mplayer-skin.... and I said OOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKK,, I went online and downloaded mplayer-skin-default-1.0-2.noarch.rpm...I tried to install it using install packages gui and now, I got error saying that I need it the mplayer file above....wtf, is there a way to install both at the same time where it doesn't ask me about the other....


much apriciated guys......

IIRC you can use wildcards on the command line with rpm. For example:

still got error

here is the output


[root@localhost Mplayer]# rpm -Uvh mplayer*rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
mplayer-common = 1.0pre2 is needed by mplayer-gui-1.0pre2-1.i386

I think yum is the tool that will also download dependencies for Fedora (Is that your distro?). Using wildcards for rpm just allows multiple rpms to be installed from a local directory without worrying about which order they need to be installed in.

Yeah, something like yum will really, really, help with this, as an ongoing solution. You will see this over and over again. However, in this case you are really close, You only need mplayer-common, then use the wild card thing and rpm will figure out what has to be installed first, second, etc.

I could not get it to work ...... what is the codes to try with yum
wildcard...



thanks

I used this codes without success!!!!!!!!!! any idea

[root@localhost Mplayer]# yum -y install mplayer*rpm Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
core [1/3]
updates [2/3]
extras [3/3]
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Examining mplayer-1.0pre3.20040217-0.1.i386.rpm: mplayer - 1.0pre3.20040217-0.1.i386
Marking mplayer-1.0pre3.20040217-0.1.i386.rpm to be installed
Examining mplayer-gui-1.0pre3.20040217-0.1.i386.rpm: mplayer-gui - 1.0pre3.20040217-0.1.i386
Marking mplayer-gui-1.0pre3.20040217-0.1.i386.rpm to be installed
Examining mplayer-skin-default-1.0-2.noarch.rpm: mplayer-skin-default - 1.0-2.noarch
Marking mplayer-skin-default-1.0-2.noarch.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package mplayer-skin-default.noarch 0:1.0-2 set to be updated
---> Package mplayer.i386 0:1.0pre3.20040217-0.1 set to be updated
---> Package mplayer-gui.i386 0:1.0pre3.20040217-0.1 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libmp3lame.so.0 for package: mplayer-gui
--> Processing Dependency: mplayer-common = 1.0pre3.20040217 for package: mplayer
--> Processing Dependency: mplayer-common = 1.0pre3.20040217 for package: mplayer-gui
--> Processing Dependency: XFree86-libs >= 4.0.3 for package: mplayer-gui
--> Processing Dependency: XFree86-libs >= 4.0.3 for package: mplayer
--> Processing Dependency: libmp3lame.so.0 for package: mplayer
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: libmp3lame.so.0 is needed by package mplayer-gui
Error: Missing Dependency: mplayer-common = 1.0pre3.20040217 is needed by package mplayer
Error: Missing Dependency: mplayer-common = 1.0pre3.20040217 is needed by package mplayer-gui
Error: Missing Dependency: XFree86-libs >= 4.0.3 is needed by package mplayer-gui
Error: Missing Dependency: XFree86-libs >= 4.0.3 is needed by package mplayer
Error: Missing Dependency: libmp3lame.so.0 is needed by package mplayer
[root@localhost Mplayer]#


got error all over

go to freshrpms. setup the .repo, then yum install mplayer.

how do I set the repo.......... and forgive me but, I'm fearly new to linux

like I wrote before go here
http://freshrpms.net/
read and follow the instructions.(to install an rpm file rpm -i filename.rpm)