Hello,

Let me first say that I am a newb and I am likely to ask some pretty stupid questions here, but I am just totally confused.

OK here we go....

I am attempting to install Simple DirectMedia Layer on a Red Hat Enterprise box version 2.6.9-5ELsmp

I d/l SDL-1.2.12-1.i36.rpm and double clicked. The package manager reports the following:

Unlocatable Packages Required by
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4) SDL 1.2.12

So far, so good.... I can see how this would be a requirement.

So I locate and d/l glibc-2.4-4.i386.rpm and run the package manager which reports:

Unlocatable Packages Required by
glibc-common glibc 2.4

Again, I can make sense out of this.

Since glibc-common didn't reference a version number I would assume that 2.4 would be the "most compatable" with GLIBC_2.4 so I locate and d/l glibc-common-2.4-4.i386.rpm. Run the package manager with this file and I get:

Unlocatable Packages Required by
glibc glibc-common


WTF???

So I have a recursive requirement??? glibc needs glibc-common which needs glibc????

Should it be this complicated to install SDL or am I just a total idiot....

Also, I have seen 'yum' before but it does not seem to exist on my Red Hat install. Should it be? Is that a better approach?

Please, some advice would be appreciated. I don't expect to be spoon-fed, but a little guidance would be most welcome!

Thanks in advance,

-reverb-

Hi -reverb-.

I'm not a FC/RH user, but it is a better idea to install rpms with a package manager like YUM. That way dependencies like glibc-common glibc 2.4 can be resolved without running around in circles.

Here's a good Fedora FAQ that explains how to use YUM.

Hope this helps.

Thanks nonsense28sal,

A little guidance is what I was seeking! I will read-up about Yum and hopefully that will solve my woes.

Again, appreciate the pointer,

-reverb-

usually when you see recursive complaints while trying to install rpm packages it means rpm needs to install both packages at the same time.

If you dont want to use a package manager program you can
open terminal navigate to the folder where you have Glib-common and Glibc and type rmp -Uvh glib-common<version>.rpm glib<verision number>.rpm this will upgrade the packages recursively for you.

Thanks Kilahchris,

I'll give that a shot!

Much appreciated.

-reverb-