Well, I suppose we could all recompile our OS from scratch just because one program we want needs a couple of libs that nothing else on our system touches. Or I suppose installing the entire Gnome2 suite to take advantage of a single program is the safest choice.
Noone said he should do that
In this case, however, he wants to run one package, that package needs a few libs from GTK2. If nothing else on his sytem requires GTK2 and they're only being installed to support the package he does intend on running, I see nothing wrong with forcing rpm to install those libs without their dependencies.
Can anyone else spot what is wrong with this? You install GTK-2 without it's dependencies being fulfilled, it is liable not to work correctly, and the same goes for the one app he wants to use that is GTK-2 based! -- James Ogley, Unix Systems Administrator, Pinnacle Insurance Plc james.ogley@pinnacle.co.uk www.pinnacle.co.uk +44 (0) 20 8731 3619 Using Free Software since 1994, running GNU/Linux (SuSE 8.1) This email was created and sent with Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 NEW: Advogato diary at www.advogato.org/person/riggwelter *********************************************************************** CONFIDENTIALITY. This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to another person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Pinnacle Insurance Plc. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify our Helpdesk on +44 (0) 20 8207 9555. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************