library conflicts

[Ron]

On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 23:18, Robert Meyer wrote:
> try 'rpm --install --nodeps packagename.rpm'
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Bob

Thank you.  did "man rpm" to look for nodeps  but probably am not adept
at reading them yet.

Ron

> --- Ron <ronb at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 00:09, Robert Meyer wrote:
> > > If you're on a Mandrake system, it looks like you're trying to install a
> > RedHat
> > > RPM to it.  RedHat RPMs tend to have slightly different names so the thing
> > > fails dependancies.  I would find libjpeg62-devel-6b-26mdk on one of your
> > > install CDs.  If you have a package installed from one dist, it's bad Karma
> > to
> > > install the devel package from another.
> > > 
> > > Cheers!
> > > 
> > > Bob
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > I am not understanding what is happening.  After reading both replies i
> > tried using Mandrake Control Center to install libjpeg62-devel-6b-26mdk.
> > Control center gave a message ...successfully installed but I am still
> > get dependency failures, it is not finding my libjpeg.  Tried --nodeps
> > as well but must not have the syntax quite right.
> > 
> > lost in dependency hell LOL
> > 
> > -- 
> > Ron
> > ronb at cogeco.ca
> > 
> 
> 
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