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Linux/CDROM: fileutils problem Mark Gilmore Fri, 10 Oct 2003 08:47:37 -0700

Fri, 10 Oct 2003 08:47:37 -0700

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OK - Here's what I have entered so far:

mkdir /cdrom

cd /cdrom

rpm --initdb --dbpath /var/lib/rpm --root /cdrom

rpm --dbpath /var/lib/rpm --root /cdrom --install --file 
/mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/kernel-2.4.20-6.i586.rpm
warning: /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/kernel-2.4.20-6.i586.rpm: V3 DSA signature: 
NOKEY, key ID db42a60e
error: Failed dependencies:
         fileutils is needed by kernel-2.4.20-6
         modutils >= 2.4.18 is needed by kernel-2.4.20-6
         initscripts >= 5.83 is needed by kernel-2.4.20-6
         mkinitrd >= 3.2.6 is needed by kernel-2.4.20-6
         /bin/sh is needed by kernel-2.4.20-6

So I apparently need something called "fileutils" (among others).
But no such file (with *any* extension) exists on any of my RH9 CDs.
And this package is apparently *not* installed on my system:
         rpm -qR fileutils
                 package fileutils is not installed

So how can my kernel rpm "need" fileutils ?

And how does one translate a dependency package name to a specific  .RPM file ?
For example, how do I find the .RPM for "/bin/sh" ?

Thanks,

Mark Gilmore
http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com 

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