redhat 7.3 installing dependency

carpman · 05-15-2002, 12:03 PM

Hello, i have installed redhat 7.3, i tried to install program from a tar file, i did ./configure and found i needed some other file gcc etc. I would also get this thrying to install other normal rpm files

I tried to install some the files but would get .......needs file xyz.

Now with suse, mandrake the package manager would automatically install dependency files, how can i get redhat to do this?

Mandrake 8.2 is crap and won't recognise hardware (8.1 would), suse is beyond budget at the moment but may try and raise funds.

sewer_monkey · 05-16-2002, 05:13 PM

Doesn't kpackage (KDE package manager) do this automatically? Or was it the GNOME package manager? Can't remember... I resolve my dependencies manually.

Why didn't you install gcc?! Linux without gcc is like Windoze without the GUI.

jfbertrand · 05-17-2002, 12:02 AM

You won't get a distro to install packages for you if you are installing a gz file...

However, if kpackage should take good care of you..

carpman · 05-23-2002, 04:54 AM

ok i have tried kpackage to install gcc and gcc c++ but i get the following error message and no means of installing dependency files automatically.

Found 0 source and 2 binary packages
Dependency Problem:
cpp is needed by gcc-2.96-110
glibc-devel is needed by gcc-2.96-110
cpp is needed by gcc-c++-2.96-110
libstdc++-devel is needed by gcc-c++-2.96-110