[ltp] Re: SuSe 9.1 Personal edition on ThinkPad X1: Howto install new rpm using YaST?

[Daniel Pittman]

On 17 Jul 2004, Benjam wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 23:26:14 +1000, Daniel Pittman wrote:
>> At a guess, the RPM you downloaded has a dependency on another file or
>> package, and YaST consulted a database and determined that the dependent
>> package can be found on SuSe 9.1 CD 1.
>
> Yes, that is the problem, but he doesn't would execute rpm in the
> command line in order to see what dependency fails.

Heh. He shouldn't have to. Simply obey when YaST tells you to insert the
SuSe CD, or to fetch the additional dependency, and all will be well. :)

The problem seems to be a misunderstanding about the stand-alone nature
of any given RPM package, and the operation of YaST in getting the damn
task right for you. 

     Daniel
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