The indefatigable Rick Stevens explained :
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>> What happens:
>> [root at hplinux2 ia64]# rpm -Uvh --force XFree86*
>> error: Failed dependencies:
>> XFree86-libs-data = 4.3.0-55.EL is needed by (installed)
>> XFree86-libs-4.3.0-55.EL
>> [root at hplinux2 ia64]#
>>
>> I've been pondering using '--nodeps', but various sources suggest
staying
>> away from that at all costs.
>
>Generally speaking, the "--force" is the dangerous one. In your case,
>you have a circular dependency. To resolve this, you can either specify
>the two problem children on the command line:
>
> rpm -Fvh XFree86-libs-4.3.0-62.EL.ia64.rpm \
> XFree86-libs-data-4.3.0-62.EL.ia64.rpm
>
>Or use "--nodeps" to wildcard JUST those two:
>
> rpm -Fvh --nodeps XFree86-libs*
This worked!
and then
rpm
-Fvh *.rpm
took care of all the rest of it.
>
>Note that I prefer "Fvh" to "Uvh", as "Fvh" only updates stuff that's
>previously installed. "Uvh" will not only update, but install stuff
>that isn't already there.
Noted and appreciated! Thanks!
John Reynolds