Installing Printer

jpassen · 11-03-2004, 10:43 AM

I am trying to install a network printer using rpm. A message comes back stating:
rpm -ivh diutil-1.0.0-17.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
libtcl.so is needed by diutil-1.0.0-17
libtk.so is needed by diutil-1.0.0-17

The files do exist in /usr/lib.

I am VERY new to Linux, please let me know what I should do here.

Thanks, Jeff

leadsling · 11-03-2004, 12:36 PM

Google for the libtcl.so and libtk.so files to find out which package they are in, then install the packages. A quick qoogle on my part shows the Mandrake packages are # tcl-8.3.3-21mdk.i586.rpm)
tk (e.g. tk-8.3.3-21mdk.i586.rpm)
The actual rpm is going to depend on your distro. Those should be on your installation disks if you have them.

jpassen · 11-03-2004, 01:05 PM

Thank you for your reply. Please understand that I am a REAL Newbie to Linux (and Unix). I ran an rpm -qf on libtk.so and came up with tk-devel-8.4.5-8. I'm not sure what I am supposed to do with this information. Any additional help on this would be appreciated.

Thanks again, Jeff

leadsling · 11-03-2004, 08:43 PM

What distro are you using? I'm not as familiar with the rpm command (as I use Mandrake and urpmi) but for the package you found it's going to be rpm (whatever switches for install) tk-devel-8.4.5-8
Then you'll need to find the appriopriate package for the tcl program and do the same. If it is not on your install disks you can go to a site like rpmfind.net to find it.

jpassen · 11-04-2004, 08:39 AM

I am using Fedora Core 2.0. rpm is the package manager used to launch applications. I am unable to locate tk-devel-8.4.5-8 anywhere. I assume that I am to find this file and then run rpm -ivh tk-devel-8.4.5-8. In doing this, the other files (libtcl.so and libtk.so) will then be "known" so I can run the print utility? First, is my assumption correct. Second, if so, where do I find tk-devel-8.4.5-8?

Thanks, Jeff

leadsling · 11-04-2004, 09:56 AM

Check out this thread http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...03/12/3/125193
That sounds exactly like your situation. Follow those instructions.

BTW, www.linux.google.com is your friend.

jpassen · 11-04-2004, 10:15 AM

THANK YOU!!!

That thread helped. I found out that I had the nodeps option in the wrong place.

Thanks again, Jeff