General dependency question

[mychl]

I'm using suse 7.1, there are some rpms that will install for me and others (ie.. opera, mozilla, etc..) that give me dependency errors. I understand the basics behind what this means, but need to know how I can narrow down to what I need and where to get it.

Am I right in assuming that if I can just get the file or package that is missing, the rpm should run fine????

TIA

Mike

[Tyr-7BE]

Exactly. If you're trying to install Mozilla and it needs a certain library, if you install the RPM for that library then you should be fine. However it's not always that easy. RPMs will often lead you on HUGE dependency chases that seem to have no end or no solution.

:cool: Debian apt-get :cool:

[bdg1983]

The RPM dependency (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/software/rpmdependency.html) NHF has a few pointers and where to search and download what you need.