Hi Sid, > dlded the rpm (I use RH9). When I tried to install it, it said > > error: Failed dependencies: > imlib2 is needed by enlightenment-0.16.7.1-1.fc2 > libImlib2.so.1 is needed by enlightenment-0.16.7.1-1.fc2 > libasound.so.2 is needed by enlightenment-0.16.7.1-1.fc2 rpm maintains a db of packages installed on the system using 'rpm', and this is what it refers to when a new package being installed defines some dependencies.
> so I downloaded imlib2-1.1.1.tar.gz, untarred it and went looking for > docs. There was no documentation on how to install it, so I did the usual > <...snip...> > I did a whereis and I find that imlib2 exists is /usr/local/bin, > libImlib2.so.1 and libasound.so.2 are in /usr/local/lib. I added > /usr/local/lib to the path, and retried installing the rpm, but got the > same error. Although you successfully installed imlib, rpm didn't relize this because it's db was not updated. > Can someone please help? Here are a few options: - You could install the rpm using the nodeps option. - You can download and install the rpm for the requuired version of imlib. - You can download and install apt-rpm or yum which would enable you to install packages without ever having to worry about dependencies. - You could download the enlightenment sources as well and install that manually too. HTH Steve -- Once, when the secrets of science were the jealously guarded property of a small priesthood, the common man had no hope of mastering their arcane complexities. Years of study in musty classrooms were prerequisite to obtaining even a dim, incoherent knowledge of science. Today all that has changed: a dim, incoherent knowledge of science is available to anyone. -- Tom Weller, "Science Made Stupid" -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.