Tony Webster wrote:
> I am trying to upgrade my Mandrake 7 distribution to XFree 4 using rpm's.
>
> I have downloaded the following rpm's from rpmfind.net
>
> XFree86-4.0-2mdk.i586
> XFree86-devel-4.0-2mdk.i586
> XFree86-libs-4.0-2mdk.i586
> XFree86-server-4.0-2mdk.i586
> XFree86-xfs-4.0-2mdk.i586
> XFree86-Xnest-4.0-2mdk.i586
> XFree86-Xvfb-4.0-2mdk.i586
>
> But when attempting to do a rpm -Uvh on the files I receive the following
> dependency errors.
>
> error: failed dependencies:
> libfont.so.1 is needed by XFree86-VGA16-3.3.6-4mdk
> libfont.so.1 is needed by XFree86-Mach64-3.3.6-4mdk
> XFree86 = 3.3.6-4mdk is needed by XFree86-VGA16-3.3.6-4mdk
> XFree86 = 3.3.6-4mdk is needed by XFree86-XF86Setup-3.3.6-4mdk
> XFree86 = 3.3.6-4mdk is needed by XFree86-Mach64-3.3.6-4mdk
> libGLU.so.1 is needed by pygtk-glarea-0.6.2-7mdk
> libGLU.so.1 is needed by Mesa-demos-3.1-2mdk
> libGLU.so.3 is needed by qt-qgl-1.44-15mdk
> libGLU.so.3 is needed by xscreensaver-gl-3.18-3mdk
> libGLU.so.3 is needed by xmms-mesa-0.9.5.1-7mdk
> libGLU.so.3 is needed by xlockmore-4.15-3mdk
> libGLU.so.3 is needed by xtraceroute-0.8.14-7mdk
> libGLU.so.3 is needed by perl-PDL-2.003-4mdk
> libglut.so.3 is needed by Mesa-demos-3.1-2mdk
>
> Should I remove the old X server first, or remove other packages, or should
> I force the installation of these rpm's without regard to any of the
> dependecies.
>
> I assume since these RPM's exist, there have been successful installs of
> version 4 on Mandrake. How was this done?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Tony Webster
I endeded up forcing them. You will not need the servers, such as the Mach64,
as they all have been replaced with one server w/ modules.
Everything is working well with my machine here.
Larry
