[NTLUG:Discuss] rpm installation dependency

[Greg Edwards]

"A.L.Lambert" wrote:
> 
> > Hi, my name is Marc and I am fairly new to Linux OS. I'm trying to
> > install ethereal on a mandrake 7.2 x86 box.  When I try to install the
> > rpm, I get a message which tells me I've failed the dependency
> > requirement for a file called ucd-snmp and for a file called
> > libpcap.so.0. Provided I can find either of these files, where do I
> > put them?
> 
>         Look on your Mandrake CD for libpcap-*.i386.rpm, and
> ucd-snmp*.i386.rpm.  You need to install these packages prior to
> installing ethereal.  Cheers!
> 
> --
> A.L.Lambert
> 

If rpmdrake on 7.2 acts the same as 7.1 set the "tree->see->available
packages" option and then the "tree->sort by->package".  This will give
you a list by package so you can look for these either by searching for
file in package or scroll down the list.  I found both on my 7.1
distrib.

-- 
Greg Edwards
New Age Software, Inc.
http://www.nas-inet.com