[TriLUG] resolving a dependency

[Jon Carnes]

On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 08:09, Marvin Blackburn wrote:
> I keep running into this issue.
> 
> I try to load a package, say packageX.  When I try to install, it says that
> i need fileY to resolve
> some dependency.  How can I find the package that might contain that fileY,
> so I can install packageX.
> 
> If a previous version of the file is on the system, you can often see what
> package it was associated with.
> But if the file is not there, what do you do.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
This is why folks use tools like Up2date or Apt or Yum. They have lists
of files/dependencies and will automatically apply them for you.

If you are using rpm's you can use rpmfind.net to find a package that
contains a specific file.

Good Luck - Jon Carnes