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Resolve RPM Dependencies

I'm trying to install 11gR2 on Oracle's unbreakable Linux 64 bit. In the documentation the pre-installation requirements include RPM(s) one of which is elfutils-libelf-devel-0.125. When I try rpm -ivhelfutils-libelf-devel-0-137.3 el5.x86_64rpm, I get a message missing dependency elfutils-libelf-sevel-static-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 is needed by package elfutils-libelf-devel-0135-3.el5.x86_64 (/elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64)
Im trying to use the 5.7 of Oracle's Unbreakable Linux. The more i try to resolve one the dependencies the more dependencies pop up.
Has anyone gone through that install and figured how to resolve and move on to the install short of just installing on Windows?? :-)

wesly_chen

Use (as root)
yum install elfutils-libelf-devel

Here is hot to setup yum repository if your yum doesn't work
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/linux/yum-repository-setup-085606.html

wesly_chen

This URL has more details:
http://apps2fusion.com/apps/installation-mainmenu-51/27-virtual-machine/451-install-rpm-oracle-enterprise-linux-5
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cd /etc/yum.repos.d
To download files here
wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-el5.repo

A file named public-yum-el5.repo will be created in your directory
Edit this file and enter enabled=1 against the operating systems which is relevant to you
vi public-yum-el5.repo

Next run the yum command
yum install package-name

xoxomos

ASKER

Yum is installed on the machine, so that is not the problem. If instead of rpm, i enter:
[root@localhost Server]# yum install elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
This system is not registered with ULN.
ULN support will be disabled.
Setting up Install Process
Examining elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm: elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64
Marking elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package elfutils-libelf-devel.x86_64 0:0.137-3.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-static-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 for package: elfutils-libelf-devel
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 from /elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-static-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 is needed by package elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 (/elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64)
Error: Missing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-static-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 is needed by package elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 (/elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64)
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: package-cleanup --problems
package-cleanup --dupes
rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
The program package-cleanup is found in the yum-utils package.

OK, so if i go for the *static* business, it puts me into some other loop.
-rw-r--r-- 1 ion root 65200 Nov 17 2010 elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
[root@localhost Server]# yum install elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
This system is not registered with ULN.
ULN support will be disabled.
Setting up Install Process
Examining elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm: elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64
Marking elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package elfutils-libelf-devel-static.x86_64 0:0.137-3.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 for package: elfutils-libelf-devel-static
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 from /elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 is needed by package elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 (/elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64)
Error: Missing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 is needed by package elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 (/elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64)
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: package-cleanup --problems
package-cleanup --dupes
rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
The program package-cleanup is found in the yum-utils package.

xoxomos

ASKER

for the devel it's telling me i first need the static.
for the static it 's telling me i first need the devel?????

wesly_chen

1. Make sure internet connection

2. No .rpm, you are install from internet, not local rpm file, just
yum install elfutils-libelf-devel elfutils-libelf-devel-static

xoxomos

ASKER

Now i seem to be going in circles here:

[root@localhost Server]# yum install elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
This system is not registered with ULN.
ULN support will be disabled.
Setting up Install Process
Examining elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm: elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64
Marking elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package elfutils-libelf-devel-static.x86_64 0:0.137-3.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 for package: elfutils-libelf-devel-static
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 from /elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 is needed by package elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 (/elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64)
Error: Missing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 is needed by package elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 (/elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64)
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: package-cleanup --problems
package-cleanup --dupes
rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
The program package-cleanup is found in the yum-utils package.
[root@localhost Server]# ls -la elfutils-libelf-devel-*
-rw-r--r-- 1 ion root 25032 Nov 17 2010 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 ion root 25004 Nov 17 2010 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 ion root 67474 Nov 17 2010 elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 ion root 65200 Nov 17 2010 elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
[root@localhost Server]# yum install elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
This system is not registered with ULN.
ULN support will be disabled.
Setting up Install Process
Examining elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm: elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64
Marking elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package elfutils-libelf-devel.x86_64 0:0.137-3.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-static-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 for package: elfutils-libelf-devel
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 from /elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-static-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 is needed by package elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 (/elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64)
Error: Missing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-devel-static-x86_64 = 0.137-3.el5 is needed by package elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64 (/elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64)
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: package-cleanup --problems
package-cleanup --dupes
rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
The program package-cleanup is found in the yum-utils package.

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