[NTLUG:Discuss] Mandrake, heh...

[Mark Bickel]

> From discuss-admin at ntlug.org Thu Sep  6 14:13 CDT 2001
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> From: MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com>
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Mandrake, heh...
> Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 14:11:24 -0500

> [lheath at madhat ~]$ sudo rpm -Uvh 
> ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/yp-tools-2.5-1mdk.i586.rpm
> Password:
> Retrieving 
> ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/yp-tools-2.5-1mdk.i586.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
>          ypbind is needed by yp-tools-2.5-1mdk
> 
> [lheath at madhat ~]$ sudo rpm -Uvh 
> ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/ypbind-3.3-29mdk.i586.r 
> pm
> Retrieving 
> ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/ypbind-3.3-29mdk.i586.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
>          yp-tools is needed by ypbind-3.3-29mdk
> 
> 
> hehehe....  so yp-tools us needed by ypbind and ypbind is needed by 
> yp-tools and never shall the 2 meet.  *sigh*

brute force method:

rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps /mypath/myrpm.arch.rpm

/Mark