when i try to install "Gnome Menus" from the package installer, and error comes up.

MFA · 03-15-2009, 07:55 AM

First it says that i need to install the red hat menus, i then press continue and this error comes up

file /usr/share/desktop-directories/Internet.directory from install of gnome-menus-2.20.1-1.fc8 conflicts with file from package xfdesktop-acer-lp-1652.mcs_patched
file /usr/share/desktop-directories/Settings.directory from install of gnome-menus-2.20.1-1.fc8 conflicts with file from package xfdesktop-acer-lp-1652.mcs_patched

anyone know how to fix this?

thanks

unSpawn · 03-15-2009, 09:29 AM

"#3 gnome-menus
This depedency problem is triggered via f-spot or evolution, displaying the following error.

file /usr/share/desktop-directories/Internet.directory from install of gnome-menus-2.20.3-1.fc8 conflicts with file from package xfdesktop-acer-lp-1522.no_spot.mcs_patched
file /usr/share/desktop-directories/Settings.directory from install of gnome-menus-2.20.3-1.fc8 conflicts with file from package xfdesktop-acer-lp-1522.no_spot.mcs_patched

It's fairly easy to fix. Just download gnome-menus and redhat-menus and force their installation. Then restore the original content of the conflicting files."

Code:

sudo yum install yum-utils
sudo yumdownloader gnome-menus redhat-menus
cp /usr/share/desktop-directories/* .
sudo rpm -U --force gnome*rpm redhat*rpm
sudo mv *directory /usr/share/desktop-directories

(http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/08/d...spire-one.html)

MFA · 03-15-2009, 10:13 AM

Force their installation?
how do i do this?

unSpawn · 03-15-2009, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MFA

Force their installation?
how do i do this?

By appropriate use of --force. It literally says so :-]

MFA · 03-15-2009, 10:52 AM

sorry, but i have no idea where it says that
I checked the box next to "gnome-menus" then click apply, then it asks me to install red hat menus, and thats when the error occurs.

unSpawn · 03-15-2009, 11:10 AM

The code as posted in the first reply needs to be run from a terminal window, not a graphical interface to the package manager.

MFA · 03-15-2009, 11:15 AM

yes i've done that, and it said that something had been installed. But then what do i do on the package manager?

unSpawn · 03-15-2009, 12:11 PM

What the above does is take care of dependencies. Now you can procede with whatever you originally intended to install.

MFA · 03-15-2009, 12:40 PM

That is what i thought... so i tried to install it again... but this error came up

notification-daemon-xfce conflicts with notify-daemon
Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.8 is needed by package yelp

John VV · 03-15-2009, 01:33 PM

are you trying to install fedora 8 rpm's on a Linpus acer laptop
if so they ARE INCOMPATIBLE AND WILL KILL YOUR ACER "Linpus" install .
You MUST install the Linpus software from there web site . no if, and or buts .

or reformat the hard drive and install fedora 10

unSpawn · 03-15-2009, 01:33 PM

Please revisit the link I posted above. As with the previous one this one is explained there as well.

MFA · 03-15-2009, 03:11 PM

how do i reformat the hard drive and install fedora 10?!
I am a complete newbie to Linux!