[plug] failed dependencies

[Kenworthy Family]

I just went looking for XFree86 3.3.3-52 and can only find RedHat 6.0 rpms on the
mirrors - did you get this version instead of a 5.2 version rpm?

BillK



Steven O'Reilly wrote:

> On my linux system (RH5.2, kernel 2.2.01 ) I am trying to upgrade XFree86 to
> support the SiS onboard video card.  I have downloaded the RPMs but get the
> following messages when trying to install them, the other packages have a
> combination of the same failed dependencies.
>
> I'm not sure what all of them mean, am I missing something obvious.  Some such
> as libc.so.6 appear to be installed.
>
> Any advice would be welcome
>
> Thanks
>
> Steven O'Reilly
>
> --
> For XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>
> failed dependencies:
>  pam >= 0.66-13 is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  XFree86-xfs is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  utempter   is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libutempter.so.0 is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needefailed dependencies:
>  pam >= 0.66-13 is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  XFree86-xfs is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  utempter   is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libutempter.so.0 is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libutil.so.1(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libcrypt.so.1(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  xterm-color is needed by AfterStep-1.5-0.7
>  xterm-color is needed by AnotherLevel-0.7.3-1
>  xterm-color is needed by fvwm2-2.0.46-11d by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libutil.so.1(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  libcrypt.so.1(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-52
>  xterm-color is needed by AfterStep-1.5-0.7
>  xterm-color is needed by AnotherLevel-0.7.3-1
>  xterm-color is needed by fvwm2-2.0.46-11
>
> For XFree86-75dpi-fonts
>
> failed dependencies:
>  chkfontpath   is needed by XFree86-75dpi-fonts-3.3.3.1-52
>
> The other packages