tkinter for my python program !!

[karthikbalaguru]

On Jul 22, 7:11 pm, "Diez B. Roggisch" <de... at nospam.web.de> wrote:
> karthikbalaguru wrote:
> > On Jul 22, 6:32 pm, "Diez B. Roggisch" <de... at nospam.web.de> wrote:
> >> karthikbalaguru wrote:
> >> > Hi,
>
> >> > One of my python program needs tkinter to be installed to run
> >> > successfully.
> >> > I am using Redhat 9.0 and hence tried installing by copying the
> >> > tkinter-2.2.2-36.i386.rpm
> >> > alone from the CD 3 to my pc. But, it is not getting installed and is
> >> > failing by throwing
> >> > the below errors. Should i need to configure / install any specific
> >> > files for resolving this issue ?
>
> >> > [root at localhost karthik]# rpm -ivh tkinter-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm
> >> > warning: tkinter-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY,
> >> > key ID db42a
> >> > 60e
> >> > error: Failed dependencies:
> >> >         libtcl8.3.so is needed by tkinter-2.2.2-26.i386
> >> >         libtix8.1.8.3.so is needed by tkinter-2.2.2-26.i386
> >> >         libtk8.3.so is needed by tkinter-2.2.2-26.i386
>
> >> > Any ideas ?
>
> >> Yes: you should consider reading error-messages. What does
>
> >> error: Failed dependencies:
> >>          libtcl8.3.so is needed by tkinter-2.2.2-26.i386
> >>          libtix8.1.8.3.so is needed by tkinter-2.2.2-26.i386
> >>          libtk8.3.so is needed by tkinter-2.2.2-26.i386
>
> >> look like for you?
>
> >> Small hint: if you install something that depends on something else, you
> >> need to .... the missing dependency first. Fill in the dots...
>
> > I find that it needs python-2.2.2-26.i386 and hence i tried installing
> > python and i
> > land here :( :(
>
> > [root at localhost karthik]# rpm -ivh python-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm
> > warning: python-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key
> > ID db42a60e
> > error: Failed dependencies:
> >         libdb-4.0.so is needed by python-2.2.2-26.i386
> >         python < 2.4.3-18.fc6 conflicts with python-
> > devel-2.4.3-18.fc6.i386
> > [root at localhost karthik]#
>
> > I find that python 2.4.3-18.fc6 is being used by many of applications.
> > But, the program i am trying to run needs python-2.2.2-26.
> > So, how to resolve this issue ?
>
> Are you *sure* it requires python2.2? If yes, why can't fedora install
> several python versions together? Ubuntu for sure can. But Python2.2 is
> *ancient* - you might need to compile it yourself.
>

Another method of resolving the whole problem
related to rpm dependencies was using
the 'yum' utility in Fedora Cores(I use FC2)
and 'up2date' utility in RedHat.

Karthik