> >> Can anybody provide me a link for a CUPS RPM for RH 7.2? I'm getting >> killed by package dependencies on every rpm I find. When I try to install >> some of the dependent packages, I get conflicts with what's already >> installed. Is there a source rpm that will install everything I need for >> CUPS? >> >> Thanks!! >> >> >> >> --- > Alright, I've found & compiled cups-1.1.17-0.9.src.rpm. >> But...attempts to >> install the compiled RPM result in : >> >> error: failed dependencies: >> /usr/sbin/alternatives is needed by cups-1.1.17-0.9 >> >> A web search for /usr/sbin/alternatives shows that "alternatives" should >> be installed with chkconfig -- I have chkconfig installed, but no >> /usr/sbin/alternatives!!! ?????? >> >> How can I get cups up & running on RH 7.2? Which chkconfig? The RH7.3 chkconfig-1.3.5-3 has it. -- Matthew Saltzman Clemson University Math Sciences mjs AT clemson DOT edu http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs After more research, I found some instructions where somebody had forced a cups rpm install without /usr/sbin/alternatives & then just made links for lpc, lpr, lprm, lpq, cancel, etc... So that's what I did & it seems to be working fine so far. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list