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

[Jay Urish]

If you could send the rpm, that would be killer..
Or put it someplace where I could FTP it.

At 02:06 PM 6/4/00 , you wrote:
>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
>
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Jay Urish
Network Engineer - Dallas Wide Area Networking L.L.C
www.dalwan.net