[CentOS] how to install rrdtool, if it keeps failing?

[Marcelo M. Garcia]

On 08/29/2009 01:10 PM, Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to install rrdtool on CentOS 5.3 x64, but it keeps failing
> with dependency problems:
>
>
>
> root at pluto:[~]$ yum install rrdtool*
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>   * freshrpms: ayo.uk3.freshrpms.net
>   * rpmforge: ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de
> Excluding Packages in global exclude list
> Finished
> Setting up Install Process
> Parsing package install arguments
> Resolving Dependencies
> There are unfinished transactions remaining. You mightconsider running
> yum-complete-transaction first to finish them.
> -->  Running transaction check
> --->  Package rrdtool.x86_64 0:1.3.8-2.el5.rf set to be updated
> -->  Processing Dependency: ruby for package: rrdtool
> -->  Processing Dependency: perl(RRDs) for package: rrdtool
> -->  Processing Dependency: perl(RRDp) for package: rrdtool
> -->  Processing Dependency: xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 for package: rrdtool
> --->  Package rrdtool-devel.x86_64 0:1.3.8-2.el5.rf set to be updated
> -->  Running transaction check
> --->  Package rrdtool.x86_64 0:1.3.8-2.el5.rf set to be updated
> -->  Processing Dependency: ruby for package: rrdtool
> -->  Processing Dependency: perl(RRDs) for package: rrdtool
> -->  Processing Dependency: perl(RRDp) for package: rrdtool
> --->  Package xorg-x11-fonts-Type1.noarch 0:7.1-2.1.el5 set to be updated
> -->  Finished Dependency Resolution
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
>    -->  Missing Dependency: ruby is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
>    -->  Missing Dependency: ruby is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
>    -->  Missing Dependency: perl(RRDp) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
>    -->  Missing Dependency: perl(RRDs) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
>    -->  Missing Dependency: perl(RRDp) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 from rpmforge has depsolving problems
>    -->  Missing Dependency: perl(RRDs) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> Error: Missing Dependency: perl(RRDs) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> Error: Missing Dependency: ruby is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
> Error: Missing Dependency: perl(RRDp) is needed by package
> rrdtool-1.3.8-2.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
>
>
>
> So, from what I gather, there's dependency problems, but shouldn't
> these be resolved automatically? I have googled this a bit, and it
> seems a lot of people end up installing a the tar ball manually -
> which I don't want todo. So, does anyone know how to install the RPM
> successful?
>
>
>
Hi

I think I solve a similar problem using rrdtools from EPEL instead of 
rpmforge.

Regards

mg.