Updating using RPM is nuts!

[geokor]

Thanks to Woodlark and others I now have my LAN (ethernet) working. I have SUSE 7.1 as my server and and a Windoze 2K as the client. I can "see" HTML files on either machine using webbrowsers. Next is SAMBA.

But before that I am having a crazy time trying to update some packages (apache right now). It keeps telling me I have dependency problems. BUT no matter what I do I can't seem to solve them.

I have tried rpm -Uvh and then listing both the dependent package and apache rpms but it still will not find mod_throttle.

Maybe I am not using tar and gunzip correctly. I have first extracted the files from the tar and then placed them in /usr/local/throttle (a directory I made) and placed a line indicating that location in ld.so.conf and run ldconfig. BUT it still tells me I can't upgrade apache till I have throttle in place.

Any ideas?

Also, am I the only one how finds all this complicated upgrading procedure a pain in the neck (coming from a Windows world)?

 

[asb555]

It's true,Upgrading and Installing using RPM's can be a pain because of the dependencies. Did you try installing the mod_throttle rpm? You might have better luck.
You'll find it on tuxfinder.com

Hope this helps.

asb555