[plug] rpms and dependencies

[Garth Atkinson]

Hi Barbara

I suggest creating the following link...

/lib/libncurses.so.3.0 -> /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libncurses.so.3.0

then run ldconfig.

Then try the rpm install of frotz again.

What does frotz do?

Garth

Barbara Robson wrote:
> 
> This is my first email to this list, so hi everyone.
> 
> I am new to RedHat and seem to be having a little more trouble
> installing new packages than I did with Debian, possibly
> because the directory setup is a little different.
> 
> Here's an example:
> 
>   #rpm --install frotz-2.32-4.i386.rpm
>   error: failed dependencies:
>           libncurses.so.3.0 is needed by frotz-2.32-4
> 
>   #locate libncurses
>   /usr/lib/libncurses.so.4.2
>   <snip>
>   /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libncurses.so.3.0
> 
>   #rpm --nodeps --install frotz-2.32-4.i386.rpm
>   #^D
> 
>   %frotz
>   frotz: error in loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.3.0: cannot
>   open shared object file: No such file or directory
> 
> What is the appropriate thing to do?
>  ln -s /usr/lib/libncurses.so.4.2 /usr/lib/libncurses.so.3.0   ?
>  ln -s /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libncurses.so.3.0 /usr/lib/libncurses.so.3.0   ?
> Use a tarball instead of the rpm?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Barbara Robson