where to find dependencies
 

hi
i'm running a fedora derivative, linpus linux on my acer aspire one. when i try to do an update i get the following error message:

is there a command i can enter to install each one via the terminal?

You can try " yum provides gecko-libs " , in this case it will probably tell you Firefox.

LOL thanks!

What to do next?
 

I did get the same message.
Please provide me with a suggestion what to do next.
Thx in advance

Install Firefox.

Hi, I also have an Acer Aspire One, and face the same problem. I tried:

yum provides gecko-libs

as suggested, and it returned:

firefox.i386 : Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
firefox.i386 : Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
firefox.i386 : Mozilla Firefox Web browser.

The strange thing is that Acer Aspire One comes with Firefox 2 preinstalled! I installed Firefox 3 and still have the same error message.

And, what about "Notification-daemon-xfce conflicts with notify-daemon", is that part relevant?

Thank you in advance,

Enrique Martín

You MIGHT need Firefox-devel.

You might check the http://rpm.pbone.net web site. It covers a number of distro's and you can filter the results. If you can locate the main package you have, the dependencies list are links to the packages you need. If compiling from the source package, often you need a -devel version of a dependency. Clicking on the source link you may have a list to the dependencies for that as well.

Thank you for your kind answers. I found the firefox -devel package here:

http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/se...=firefox-devel

And I downloaded and installed: firefox-devel-2.0.0.8-2.fc8.i386.rpm

However, it showed a curious error while resolving dependencies:

Missing Dependency: firefox = 2.0.0.8-2.fc8 is needed by package firefox-devel

I don't understand it... maybe something is very wrong in this Limpus?

Ok, with devel packages the exact version number must match with the non-devel package. On a "standard" package like this you should just use yum. It will download the proper version. You cannot mix packages from one distro and version with packages from another distro and version.

Well, I went back to Firefox 2 with the recovery cd, then I updated it to the last version with yum update firefox. It's now in version 2.0.0.14.

Yet I cannot update some packages with pup because of the aforementioned "Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.16 is needed by package yelp". If I type yum update gecko-libs, it answers "Could not find update match for gecko-libs". In Firefox-About it says Gecko/20080612.

How can I install firefox -devel using yum?

yum install firefox-devel

Thank you again. I'm giving up. I think it doesn't work because of Acer custom Linpus installation. When I click in Firefox - About it says:

Fedora/2.0.0.14-20080612.fc8.acer

Well, maybe it'll fix itself over time... :)

I have the exact same problem :(

Yes I have the exact problem, kept me up all night to no avail. Hoping one of you more experienced folks can suggest a solution or the problem gets "fixed"!