[SOLVED] RPM dependencies checking

amonamarth · 08-09-2012, 05:21 PM

Hello:

I need to figure out a way to check RPM's dependencies against version that may or may not be already installed on the system, using RPM command. Possible?
Notice, I need check dependencies for a package, NOT just list them. For example I could list dependencies with:

rpm -qp --requires httpd-2.2.15-15.el6.centos.1.x86_64.rpm

I need to know if RPM could actually check versions of all dependencies required by a specific rpm and report on what is missing, if any, what needs to be updated, etc.

unSpawn · 08-09-2012, 05:23 PM

Don't use RPM for that: use Yum.

amonamarth · 08-09-2012, 06:19 PM

Thanks for the response.
...I wish, no yum here, it's a RHEL 4 server

I could always install yum, I guess

John VV · 08-09-2012, 08:00 PM

RHEL 4
BUT you are trying to use a RHEL6 rpm
will NOT WORK!!!
rpm -qp --requires httpd-2.2.15-15.el6.centos.1.x86_64.rpm

you can not put a CentOS6 rpm on RHEL4

if you MUST use, and ONLY use ,the very old RHEL4 and not use Apache1

then build all and every dependency for Apache 2.2 on RHEL4

chrism01 · 08-10-2012, 12:00 AM

Support for RHEL4 finished in Feb http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/errata/
RHEL 4 uses up2date instead of yum and the equiv cmds are here https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/solutions/2529
Note also that yum was back-ported to RHEL4 around 4.8 or 4.9, iirc.

HTH

amonamarth · 08-14-2012, 02:24 PM

Guys, thanks for the answers.
Yes ... this is an old server that will be retired in 2 months, but upper executives want us to patch some things that were identified as high risk by information security. I may have to compile from source, but I must include everything that is needed and nothing that is not (modules, options, etc). I will have to some reading on that ...