On 08/29/2009 01:10 PM, Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to install rrdtool on CentOS 5.3 x64, but it keeps failing
> with dependency problems:
>
>
>
> root@pluto:[~]$ yum install rrdtool*
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> * freshrpms: ayo.uk3.freshrpms.net
> * rpmforge: ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de
> Excluding Packages in global exclude list
> Finished
> Setting up Install Process
> Parsing package install arguments
> Resolving Dependencies
> There are unfinished transactions remaining. You mightconsider running
> yum-complete-transaction first to finish them.
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package rrdtool.x86_64 0:1.3.8-2.el5.rf set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: ruby for package: rrdtool
> --> Processing Dependency: perl(RRDs) for package: rrdtool
> --> Processing Dependency: perl(RRDp) for package: rrdtool
> --> Processing Dependency: xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 for package: rrdtool
> ---> Package rrdtool-devel.x86_64 0:1.3.8-2.el5.rf set to be updated
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package rrdtool.x86_64 0:1.3.8-2.el5.rf set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: ruby for package: rrdtool
> --> Processing Dependency: perl(RRDs) for package: rrdtool
> --> Processing Dependency: perl(RRDp) for package: rrdtool
> ---> Package xorg-x11-fonts-Type1.noarch 0:7.1-2.1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
> --> Missing Dependency: ruby is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
> --> Missing Dependency: ruby is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
> --> Missing Dependency: perl(RRDp) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
> --> Missing Dependency: perl(RRDs) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
> --> Missing Dependency: perl(RRDp) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
> --> Missing Dependency: perl(RRDs) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> Error: Missing Dependency: perl(RRDs) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> Error: Missing Dependency: ruby is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> Error: Missing Dependency: perl(RRDp) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
>
>
>
> So, from what I gather, there's dependency problems, but shouldn't
> these be resolved automatically? I have googled this a bit, and it
> seems a lot of people end up installing a the tar ball manually -
> which I don't want todo. So, does anyone know how to install the RPM
> successful?
>
>
>
Hi
I think I solve a similar problem using rrdtools from EPEL instead of
rpmforge.
Regards
mg.
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