[plug] RH7.3 rpm installation query

Michael Hunt michael.j.hunt at usa.net
Thu Jul 11 15:14:29 WST 2002


> Well, Tony, now I know how y'all find those bloody things.  It has been
> driving me nuts!  Every package I try to install (on every disto) is
> dependent on twenty others, which of course are "somewhere" hidden in the
> depths depths of the CDs - and despair.  Very useful; Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> wayne

No there is a simpler way and I'm surprised that Tony didn't mention it.

Its commonly known as 'Debian' and dependency issues are solved easily by
doing apt-get <package_name> and leaving the rest for your machine to figure
out !!!

Michael Hunt



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