[afnog] installing multiple rpms

[Hervey Allen]

Mark Tinka wrote:

> No. The --nodeps switch tells the 'rpm' command to ignore 
> dependency errors/conflicts and go on to install the 
> package, regardless.
> 
> I haven't tried installing an entire application this 
> way, but if the order does become a problem, you can 
> install the required packages by hand.
> 

Mark's response is technically correct.

But, with >100 rpms I'll bet you end up using --nodeps ;-)

rpm is not the best package management system around.

In addition, you can get stuck with circular dependency 
issues with rpm. For example:

package1 requires package2 to install.
package2 requires package1 to install.

Now --nodeps becomes your firend :-)

Good luck!

Sincerely,
	- Hervey