CUPS rpm for RH 7.2

Matthew Saltzman mjs at ces.clemson.edu
Thu Aug 12 20:16:58 UTC 2004


On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 jason.ctr.alburger at faa.gov wrote:
>
> Can anybody provide me a link for a CUPS RPM for RH 7.2?  I'm getting
> killed by package dependencies on every rpm I find.  When I try to install
> some of the dependent packages, I get conflicts with what's already
> installed.  Is there a source rpm that will install everything I need for
> CUPS?
>
> Thanks!!
>
>
>
> --- > Alright, I've found & compiled cups-1.1.17-0.9.src.rpm.
> But...attempts to
> install the compiled RPM result in :
>
> error: failed dependencies:
>         /usr/sbin/alternatives   is needed by cups-1.1.17-0.9
>
> A web search for /usr/sbin/alternatives shows that "alternatives" should
> be installed with chkconfig -- I have chkconfig installed, but no
> /usr/sbin/alternatives!!!  ??????
>
> How can I get cups up & running on RH 7.2?

Which chkconfig?  The RH7.3 chkconfig-1.3.5-3 has it.

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