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

Sat Aug 29 12:25:10 UTC 2009
Christoph Maser <cmr at financial.com>

Am Samstag, den 29.08.2009, 14:10 +0200 schrieb Rudi Ahlers:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to install rrdtool on CentOS 5.3 x64, but it keeps failing
> with dependency problems:

You need ruby from centos base/updates. Works for me without problems.
Also you don't need the * "yum install rrdtool" does what it should.




yum install rrdtool
Loaded plugins: priorities
349 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> 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
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ruby.x86_64 0:1.8.5-5.el5_3.7 set to be updated
---> Package perl-rrdtool.x86_64 0:1.3.8-2.el5.rf set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
 Package             Arch          Version                Repository
Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 rrdtool             x86_64        1.3.8-2.el5.rf         rpmforge
936 k
Installing for dependencies:
 perl-rrdtool        x86_64        1.3.8-2.el5.rf         rpmforge
54 k
 ruby                x86_64        1.8.5-5.el5_3.7        update
274 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install      3 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)



financial.com AG

Munich head office/Hauptsitz München: Maria-Probst-Str. 19 | 80939 München | Germany
Frankfurt branch office/Niederlassung Frankfurt: Messeturm | Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49 | 60327 Frankfurt | Germany
Management board/Vorstand: Dr. Steffen Boehnert (CEO/Vorsitzender) | Dr. Alexis Eisenhofer | Dr. Yann Samson | Matthias Wiederwach
Supervisory board/Aufsichtsrat: Dr. Dr. Ernst zur Linden (chairman/Vorsitzender)
Register court/Handelsregister: Munich – HRB 128 972 | Sales tax ID number/St.Nr.: DE205 370 553