Failes Dependency Error

scottyp55 · 10-13-2009, 08:21 AM

I am running Red Hat 4 and I'm trying to install the following RPM rpm -i net-snmp-5.3.2.2-5.el5.i386.rpm

and I am getting the error below.

error: Failed dependencies:
net-snmp-libs = 1:5.3.2.2-5.el5 is needed by net-snmp-5.3.2.2-5.el5.i386

Can anyone tell me how to fix this?

Thanks,
Scott

centosboy · 10-13-2009, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottyp55

I am running Red Hat 4 and I'm trying to install the following RPM rpm -i net-snmp-5.3.2.2-5.el5.i386.rpm

and I am getting the error below.

error: Failed dependencies:
net-snmp-libs = 1:5.3.2.2-5.el5 is needed by net-snmp-5.3.2.2-5.el5.i386

Can anyone tell me how to fix this?

Thanks,
Scott

you will need to install net-snmp-libs.
or use yum to install net-snmp and it will fetch dependencies for you

scottyp55 · 10-13-2009, 09:26 AM

Thank you for your response.
I'm new to Linux and I'm not sure where to find the lib or how to run yum. Is there any chance you could give me some detail on this ?

Thanks,
Scott

scottyp55 · 10-13-2009, 10:42 AM

Does anyone know how to do this?

lutusp · 10-13-2009, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottyp55

Thank you for your response.
I'm new to Linux and I'm not sure where to find the lib or how to run yum. Is there any chance you could give me some detail on this ?

Thanks,
Scott

Open a root shell and type:

Code:

# yum install net-snmp

pixellany · 10-13-2009, 11:11 AM

Just in case OP doesn't know what a shell is....

Open a terminal

enter "su" to become root (enter root password)

enter the command

@scotty*; Please don't bump your threads---someone usually comes along eventually. Also, if you bump before anyone has replied, then it falls off the "zero-reply list" and you might lose some possible helpers.

scottyp55 · 10-13-2009, 12:00 PM

Thanks for the reply lutusp.

This is what I get when I run that.

[root@lpoid01 snmp]# yum install net-snmp
Loaded plugins: security
Bad id for repo: Install DVD, byte = 7
Bad id for repo: Install DVD, byte = 7
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
No package net-snmp available.
Nothing to do

Any ideas?
Thanks,
Scott

pixellany · 10-13-2009, 02:50 PM

Look in /etc/yum.conf or /etc/yum.repos.d to see what repository is specified.

I'm not a yum user (I know the above only because RHEL is on this machine) but I'm sure their is a search option to show you what is available in the repository.

"man yum" for more info.

knudfl · 10-13-2009, 02:50 PM

Obviously there isn't a proper repo setup.
So is that your computer with a new installed RH EL 4 ?

The package net-snmp-5.3.2.2-5.el5.i386.rpm is not for EL 4,
but for EL 5.
May be you can get both net-snmp-libs + net-snmp
from the install DVD ? ?
.....

chrism01 · 10-13-2009, 06:21 PM

RHEL 4 uses up2date, yum came in for version 5. Here's a good cmd list howto
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-2531
Use one of the 'list' options to get the correct pkg name.

scottyp55 · 10-19-2009, 11:43 AM

Thanks to everyone for their help.
I ended up having to get a newer version of the net-snmp file net-snmp-5.3.2.2-5.el5_3.1.i386 because the libraries were newer.