Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Ethereal instalation problem.

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From: Joerg Mayer <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 21:56:19 +0100
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:47:30PM +0100, Nicolas Kramer wrote:
> At extracting the base file:
> 
> [theruler@Golem Ethereal]$ rpm -i ethereal-base*.rpm
> error: Failed dependencies:
>         ucd-snmp is needed by ethereal-base-0.10.0a-1.RH9
> 

> [theruler@Golem Ethereal]$ rpm ucd-snmp*.rpm

[output for calling rpm with invalid parameters deleted]

> Hurray!! i got it!! now just install Ethereal...
> so again...
> 
> [theruler@Golem Ethereal]$ rpm -i ethereal-base*.rpm
> error: Failed dependencies:
>         ucd-snmp is needed by ethereal-base-0.10.0a-1.RH9
> 
> Whatta!!, i dont get it!! i asked in the IRC chats that i know... and 
> still nothing!! i am desperate! plz help me!!

OK, you should a) install a package using rpm -Uhv <rpm-name>
(rpm -i <rpm-name> will do too, but only if you do not have
the package installed already) and b) read the output of the
command you just ran. It normally gives you a hint whether it
was successful - and printing its usage usually indicates
failure, not success.

 ciao
    Jï¿œrg
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Joerg Mayer                                           <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>
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