How to solve 'Failed dependencies' problem in RedHat 9.0

Dear All

This may not be related directly to your interest, but I have a critical porblem as described below:

I am new to LINUX , using REDHAT Linux 9.0. I have been assigned to install bugzilla, every thing is ready, but my send mail is not configured. When I try to do so using with rpm -Uvh db4-4.1.25-14.i386.rpm. it fails by following warning:

warning: db4-4.1.25-14.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
error: Failed dependencies:
libdb-4.0.so is needed by (installed) python-2.2.2-26
libdb-4.0.so is needed by (installed) pam-0.75-48
libdb-4.0.so is needed by (installed) cyrus-sasl-2.1.10-4
libdb-4.0.so is needed by (installed) perl-5.8.0-88
libdb-4.0.so is needed by (installed) db4-utils-4.0.14-20
libdb-4.0.so is needed by (installed) openoffice-libs-1.0.2-4
libdb_cxx-4.0.so is needed by (installed) openoffice-libs-1.0.2-4
db4 = 4.0.14-20 is needed by (installed) db4-devel-4.0.14-20
db4 = 4.0.14-20 is needed by (installed) db4-utils-4.0.14-20

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I dont know what to do at this point since I have libdb_cxx-4.0.so and libdb-4.0.so in my /lib folder. I have given the path as well.

If ant body has any idea to fix it . Please help or advice
thanks in advance
Anand Srivastava

You have a couple of choices in this matter.

1) install YUM. YUM is now the default installer for Fedora. It has the advantage of resolving dependencies for RPM installs.
But, it takes a little learning to master the prog, and some time to setup your retrieval hosts in the conf file. And, once that is done your syntax is a simple as :: install sendmail and it does. Also, since it is the standard for Fedora there is no time like the present to start learning it

or

2) seach RPM websites for the packages you need to install.
a quick google search for Libdb-4.0.so returned the following link:: http://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2ht...ry=libdb-4.0.so
for retrieval of the requried package. I'll let you do your homework for the other required pkgs.


hth...Frog

apt-get for rpm is the key. either that or chunk redhat for a better flavor of linux ;[