This is on SUSE 9 ent. server.

I installed the first 2 CDs but not the rest. Now I would like to know how to install all the software packages off the 3rd CD. I mounted it and see 510 RPM packages. When I try to install with:

rpm -ivh *

it waits a long time and does nothing.

When I try to install them one by one, it fails to resolve dependencies. Says such and such needs this rpm, etc.. it would take me hours to install all this.

Is there a tool I can use to resolve dependencies and automate this install? There doesn't appear to be a built-in switch in RPM.

The first command of.. rpm -ivh * would work but its going to take awhile.. and its probably wise to go ahead and add a --nodeps on there as well, so it installs without checking for dependencies.. and since you'll be most likely instaling the dependencies each package needs.

But 510 packages is alot, are you sure you want to install everything listed?

I think SuSE Enterprise Server is no freeware and comes with Support and is to be paid ...

Resolving dependencies problems is maybe somehow easy ... (if you got the ".RPMs" you need)

Make a folder - copy the content there in - open YAST - add installation source -local - (that folder)

Now use YAST (should be no more a problem of that dependencies - if the software is in those folder)

(or as superuser root - go into a folder rpm --install *.* - but using yast would be better)

Red Hat Enterprise has the --aid option which installs all dependencies for any package on the installation CDs. I'm not sure if it's a valid parameter in Suse or not. Give it a try.

You could also try re-installing, and select the custom install option, then select all packages.

bigrigdriver, I'm sure that Suse comes with tools to install software after installation. Red hat has redhat-config-packages and I think that Suse can do the same thing using Yast. No need for re-installation.