[NTLUG:Discuss] why wont the ssh rpm install?

[Richard Cobbe]

Lo, on Saturday, 3 June, 2000, Cameron did write:

> * j at dalwan.net [2000.06.03 19:00]:
> : I am trying to install ssh via rpm. Every time I try it comes back with a 
> : "ssh cant be installed "
> : error.. I have looked through the man pages and can't find a switch to 
> : force rpm to tell me what is pissing it off.
> : 
> : Can anyone shed some light on this issue?
> : 
> : Jay Urish
> 
> if you are having dependency problems, use --nodeps.  otherwise, use
> the --force switch.  another thing to note is whether you are using
> -i to install or -U to update.  i always use -U in case something is
> already installed.  my rpm install command usually looks like this:
>   rpm -Uvh foo.rpm

I doubt either of those will help much.  If it's a failed dependency, RPM
will print out the name of the file, library, package, or service that's
missing.  The only errors I've seen which can be fixed by --force are
trying to install a package twice, and installing a package which contains
a file already present on the system and owned by another package.  Either
way, RPM will inform you of the exact conflict.

Of course, RPM may only provide such detailed diagnostics if you supply the
-v switch during the install/upgrade.  Try this, if you haven't already,
and see if it provides more information.

Failing that: do you have the .src.rpm handy?  Or more particularly, the
.spec file?  If you could send that along, I might be able to figure out
the problem.

Or, failing that, I've got an RPM of ssh 2.0.13 (from ssh.org) that I can
send you; it installs without a problem on a stock RH 6.2.  (Since this is
the "real" version of SSH, its license is somewhat restricted.)

Richard