Re: [SLUG] Going around in circles

[Tom Massey <tmas5640@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, David wrote:

> 
> Now this is getting downright ridiculous (as follows):
> 
> [root@fast rpm]# rpm -i python-devel-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm
> python-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm tkinter-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm                
> error: failed dependencies:
>         tkinter < 1.5.2 conflicts with python-1.5.2-13
> [root@fast rpm]# rpm -i --nodeps python-devel-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm python-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm tkinter-1.5.2-13.i386.rpm
> error: file /usr/include/python1.5/Python.h from install of
> python-devel-1.5.2-13 conflicts with file from package python-devel-1.5.1-10
> ---------hundreds of error messages snipped-------
> [root@fast rpm]#
 
Try rpm -U instead of rpm -i. You shouldn't need --nodeps then.
I think the problem is that with -i you're basically trying to
put files over ones that are already there, -U lets you do this.