Re: Dependancies for the RPMS

[Luciano Miguel Ferreira Rocha <strange nsk no-ip org>]

On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 11:55:52AM +0530, Swain, Cms Adi wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have copied all rpms came with my RHEL 4 distribution to a comon
> folder in /var/ftp/pub/Redhat directory. Now whenever I install packages
> it asks for dependancies. I always need to install the dependancies
> first and then the required package. Can I install the package without
> being prompted for the dependancies. Please help.

http://www.redhat.com/advice/tips/rhce/rpm.html

1. install rpmdb-redhat
2. edit /etc/rpm/macros.solve and add
%_solve_pkgsdir    /path/to/installtree/RedHat/RPMS/
%_solve_name_fmt %%{?_solve_pkgsdir}%%{NAME}-%%{VERSION}-%%{RELEASE}.%%{ARCH}.rpm

Then, when installing, add --aid.


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