[afnog] installing multiple rpms

[Mark Tinka]

On Monday 13 June 2005 10:18, Mukasa Assey Alfred wrote:

> All i have is a directory full of rpms including the
> kdebase3-3.4.1-3.i586 rpm, a total of 105 rpms.

I see...

Then what Ezra recommended earlier should work; or

rpm -Uvh --nodeps *

should also do the trick.

Thing is, I am not sure whether you have ALL the RPM's 
needed to integrate KDE into the SuSE system, and I'm 
especially worried about dependencies.

There are certain web sites that compile the latest 
versions of packages for SuSE (and other distros) out of 
the main SuSE line. They work, for the most part, but 
can be unstable.

Be sure to backup your important data/settings before 
proceeding.

Mark.

>
> Any other options?
> --assey.
>
> On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Mark Tinka wrote:
> > On Monday 13 June 2005 09:30, Mukasa Assey Alfred 
wrote:
> >> Hello
> >>
> >> I am attempting to upgrade KDE on my SuSE 9.2
> >> system.
> >
> > To a version higher than what comes on the 9.2 CD's?
> >
> >> How can I install all the rpms at once rather than
> >> one at a time, which takes for ever. Can it be done
> >> through YaST?
> >
> > Typically, if you are updating any packages on SuSE,
> > running 'you' will bring up a portion of YaST that
> > connects to a remote server and installs the latest
> > patches.
> >
> > If you want to upgrade KDE itself, well, you can do
> > that with 'apt', but it's not supported by SuSE, and
> > you will most likely break several things (although
> > you will have the latest version of KDE running).
> >
> > The recommended way to upgrade the system
> > (especially tricky components such as KDE), is to
> > install the latest version, which is 9.3. You'll be
> > sure of support, stability and security.
> >
> > However, you could also install KDE from source.
> >
> >> I also have a feeling that some rpms need to be
> >> installed before others ie the order of
> >> installation of the rpms matters as a way to
> >> resolve dependancies, how can i take care of this?
> >
> > If you install from the CD's, that will be taken
> > care of automatically. Same if you use 'apt'. If you
> > install from source, you'll most likely have to
> > handle dependencies by hand.
> >
> > Mark.
> >
> >> Any help will be highly appreciated.
> >> Thank you,
> >> --assey.
> >>
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