- To: slug@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: Re: [SLUG] RedHat dependencies
- From: Jeff Waugh <jdub@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri May 4 23:49:02 2001
- Cc: Rev Simon Rumble <simon@xxxxxxxxxx>
- User-agent: Mutt/1.3.17i
<quote who="Rev Simon Rumble">
> Please tell me there's a better way! (and without X)
rpm -Uvh <every package listed here>
That usually gets it out of the way. :) Of course, if there are any
dependencies missing from those in the list, you will be off hunting again.
RPM will handle ordering for you.
> If this is still what RH required what's a good package search
> facility? RedHat's own one sucks.
rpmfind.net has to be the best; there are clients for it, as Dan Veillard
(the rpmfind.net admin) wrote one many moons ago. It was this that scored
him the job of RHN Dude. :)
- Jeff
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