[OpenAFS] Installing openafs-1.4.0 client on Rhel 4.1

Derek Atkins warlord@MIT.EDU
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:41:25 -0500


Joe C <joe00c@yahoo.com> writes:

> Now I would like to install openafs-client-1.4.0-rhel4.1.i386.rpm with the rpm
> command. ! However, the message I am receiving is:
> error: Failed dependencies:
>         openafs-kernel is needed by openafs-client-1.4.0-rhel4.1.i386.
> How should  the  package  dependency  issue  be  resolved?  Thanks in advance 
> for any useful tips!

This is a known issue in the 1.4.0 RPMs..  Unfortunately the only way
to install it in this particular scenario is to use --nodeps.   The
1.4.1 packages will have this fixed -- openafs-kernel-source will
provide openafs-kernel.

-derek
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