On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:45:39 -0800 Edward Martinez wrote:
I'm trying to install RPM package Adobe Reader on Centos 6. I did a rpm -test -ivh on the package and it says it needs dependencies (many) Is a there a command to verify which exact packages it requires so I wont be installing software blindly.
"yum localinstall packagename" will give you a list of what it requires but since it won't recognize the signature on the acroread rpm it won't actually install anything. You can then "yum install" everything needed from the list that it generates.
Or you can install the adobe repository rpm and then just do "yum install packagename" and that will download and install everything for you.
You also might want to reconsider using acroread. I've found that the evince pdf reader that comes with Centos 6 is really good.