[rrd-users] Re: Can't install rrdtool(failed dependencies--perl(Net::SNMP) is needed by rrdtool-1.0.41-1.8.0)

[Hugo van der Kooij]

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, [big5] milk layer wrote:

> I have downloaded rrdtool-1.0.41-1.8.0.i386.rpm and
> tried to install it by sudo rpm -ivh (file name). But
> an error message prompted: Failed dependencies: 
> perl(Net::SNMP) is needed by rrdtool-1.0.41-1.8.0.
> Then,I typed:
> $sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell
> $install Net::SNMP
> The last message stated that "Net::SNMP is up to
> date". But when i install the RPM again, it still
> failed with the same error message. Could anyone
> please suggest a solution to my problem?? And do i
> need to install any essential subpackages before the
> installation of rrdtool?

While the software is there, the packaging database is unaware of it. You 
must install all depencies through the package manager or override it.

I can recommend the cpan2rpm package to build your own Net::SNMP package 
or you can find a build package through rpmfind.net:
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=perl-net-snmp&submit=Search+...

Hugo.

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