On Thu, Aug 04, 2005 at 08:46:15PM -0000, 3kr1ltp02@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Funny thing is, even though the list I have is ordered (I assume),
> I some packages still fail to install because of failed dependencies.
What makes you think "the list is ordered"?
> 1. Is there a better approach? Maybe this is a common task.
Install the packages in one command ("transaction set"), like
rpm -Uvh --root /some/new/rootDir `cat /tmp/rpmlist`
then -- if the package set is "closed", i.e. without unresolved
dependencies, rpm will calculate the installation order itself.
> 2. Does the new root dir need a rpm database of its own to make this work?
Yes, but that will be created automatically if /var/lib/rpm exists.
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