[CentOS] Checking out yum localinstall before installing

[Robert Moskowitz]

At 08:02 PM 3/1/2006, Johnny Hughes wrote:
>On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 19:43 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> > At 07:08 PM 3/1/2006, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> > >On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 18:38 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> > > > I want to just see what will happen (ie success, or some dependencies
> > > > still cannot be met) with:
> > > >
> > > > yum localinstall whatever.rpm
> > > >
> > > > I ASSuME (I have googled for this, but it is not clear) that
> > > > localinstall will take the rpm, install it, and go to the yum repro
> > > > to meet any outstanding dependencies.
> > > >
> > > > I just want to test this right now, not actually do it.  I want to
> > > > know what yum would install from the repro as well.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >localinstall:
> > >Is used to install a set of local rpm files. If required the enabled
> > >repositories will be used to resolve dependencies.
> > >
> > >localupdate:
> > >Is used to update the system by specifying local rpm files. Only the
> > >specified rpm files of which an older version is already installed will
> > >be installed, the remaining specified packages  will  be  ignored.   If
> > >required the enabled repositories will be used to resolve dependencies.
> > >
> > >SO ... yep, that is exactly how it works.
> >
> > But I don't want it to do the actual install.  I just want it to go
> > through the motions and check to see that IF it actually were
> > installed and the repro in my yum.conf is used, that all dependencies
> > are satisfied, and to report what had to be added to meet any
> > currently unsatsified dependencies.
> >
> > Why do I want to do this?
> >
> > Curiosity?
> >
> > Fear?
> >
> > Doubt?
> >
> > Gee.  I Scalix v 10 now comes with JRE and Tomcat to install (if you
> > want them for the features they add to Scalix).  But Scalix is set
> > for a RedHat install.  Perhaps there are java things that are in
> > RedHat (because it costs money?) that are not automagically in
> > Centos.  If so, then I would get unmet dependencies.
> >
> > Also Scalix installs these within its installer, and somehow (I AM
> > going to ask them), that don't think they use yum, just expect all
> > dependencies to already be met.  So I COULD meet the dependencies
> > separately, then let Scalix install these tools.
> >
> > Sound 'extreme'?  Hey, I am not proficient in this stuff, and
> > anything like this that increases my understanding with not too much
> > pain, should be at least tried....
> >
> >
> >
>
>Yum asks for conformation ... so do the command and be Nancy Reagan ...
>"just say no"

Duh.

So use to just saying yes, I seemed to have lost the reference point 
that saying NO is what I want....

Sheesh!

>:)

;)'