Try putting all your RPMs to install in the same command line. You're still going to have to locate, download and install popt-1.6.4 and probably a few other rpm related RPMs. In any case, you can specify more than one RPM on the command line. RPM should work out the dependencies (assuming they're all satisfied and do the right thing.) --Mark -----Original Message----- From: fedora-legacy-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-legacy-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew Vong Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 4:53 PM To: fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Catch-22 on an old Red Hat Linux 7.2 box Dear Gurus, With the limited Linux knowledge I have, I have tried all that I can but seem to have hit a brickwall that I can't seem to get over. I hope someone out there can help me out. I refer to this page --> http://fedoralegacy.org/docs/quickstart.php I am trying to install yum on a very old RHL 7.2 box so that I can update it. However, I seem to be at a Catch-22 stuation. Here's why:- # rpm -U yum-1.0.3-6.0.7.x.legacy.noarch.rpm error: failed dependencies: rpm-python >= 0:4.0.4 is needed by yum-1.0.3-6.0.7.x.legacy rpm >= 0:4.0.4 is needed by yum-1.0.3-6.0.7.x.legacy From here, I go and download rpm-python and rpm from --> http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.2/updates/i386/ Here are the results I get from trying to install both the RPMs:- rpm -U rpm-4.0.4-7x.i386.rpm error: failed dependencies: popt = 1.6.4 is needed by rpm-4.0.4-7x rpm = 4.0.3 is needed by rpm-python-4.0.3-1.03 rpm = 4.0.3 is needed by rpm-build-4.0.3-1.03 rpm = 4.0.3 is needed by rpm-devel-4.0.3-1.03 rpm = 4.0.3 is needed by rpm-perl-4.0.3-1.03 librpm-4.0.3.so is needed by gnorpm-0.96-11 librpm-4.0.3.so is needed by kdeadmin-2.2-8 librpm-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm-python-4.0.3-1.03 librpm-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm-build-4.0.3-1.03 librpm-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm-perl-4.0.3-1.03 librpm-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm2html-1.7-1 librpm-4.0.3.so is needed by rpmfind-1.7-2 librpmbuild-4.0.3.so is needed by kdeadmin-2.2-8 librpmbuild-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm-build-4.0.3-1.03 librpmdb-4.0.3.so is needed by gnorpm-0.96-11 librpmdb-4.0.3.so is needed by kdeadmin-2.2-8 librpmdb-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm-python-4.0.3-1.03 librpmdb-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm-build-4.0.3-1.03 librpmdb-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm-perl-4.0.3-1.03 librpmdb-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm2html-1.7-1 librpmdb-4.0.3.so is needed by rpmfind-1.7-2 librpmio-4.0.3.so is needed by gnorpm-0.96-11 librpmio-4.0.3.so is needed by kdeadmin-2.2-8 librpmio-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm-python-4.0.3-1.03 librpmio-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm-build-4.0.3-1.03 librpmio-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm-perl-4.0.3-1.03 librpmio-4.0.3.so is needed by rpm2html-1.7-1 librpmio-4.0.3.so is needed by rpmfind-1.7-2 AND rpm -U rpm-python-4.0.4-7x.i386.rpm error: failed dependencies: rpm = 4.0.4 is needed by rpm-python-4.0.4-7x popt = 1.6.4 is needed by rpm-python-4.0.4-7x librpm-4.0.4.so is needed by rpm-python-4.0.4-7x librpmdb-4.0.4.so is needed by rpm-python-4.0.4-7x librpmio-4.0.4.so is needed by rpm-python-4.0.4-7x So it seems that I'm in a catch-22 situation here as the system does not allow me to install any of the dependent rpms. Can anyone tell me what I can do to resolve this? Thank you in advance. Best Regards, Andrew -- fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list -- fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list
