RH9 RPM Dependency problem

[Epyon9283]

When I initially installed RH9, I didn't install the Gnome software development packages. I have since updated my system through up2date. Here's the problem. Now I need the Gnome software development packages but they won't install. It needs the package gtkhtml-1.1.8-5.i386.rpm. That in turn will not install because I already have a newer version. That version will not uninstall because Evolution depends on it. I don't know what to do here. I'm starting to hate RPMs...

[pbharris]

hello,
i think you can install packakges with up2date too - try up2date -i gnome-devel or something similar.

[Epyon9283]

That didn't work.

[pbharris]

hello,
run up2date --showall and select the ones you need, then try up2date --install <packagename>

[storm2k]

actually, you just just install stuff with up2date <packagename>, which works quite nicely, or you can downlaod the packages via the rhn interface (located here). on the top of the screen once you log in is a search box. type in the name of the package you need (in this case gtkhtml) and it will present you the latest redhat developed version to download.

[Scott Tiger]

These are all good suggestions ( I didn't even know about the up2date <packagename> trick) but here's what is probably the easiest solution.

http://apt.freshrpms.net/

Use this and most of your package management problems will be history.

HTH's