Answer by bgStack15 for Installed software from source, how to say yum not to...
Another option (albeit definitely not the best answer): make a dummy rpm file with the name in question.You will need rpmbuild installed, and a dummy tarball.mkdir ~/rpmbuild/{RPMS,SOURCES}touch...
View ArticleAnswer by HBruijn for Installed software from source, how to say yum not to...
"I've installed foobar version 2, compiled from sources"Take the extra effort when adding custom software to your system and package your additions in a RPM. See Martin Streicher, 2010-01-12, Building...
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This is not how rpm works.rpm uses a db where it stores which rpms are installed on the system. If you install some files manually, rpm does not know about it.The best way to solve this is to install...
View ArticleAnswer by Mikael H for Installed software from source, how to say yum not to...
May rpm --nodeps be the answer you're looking for? It was discussed in an older thread here on Serverfault.(tell yum to ignore a single dependency)
View ArticleInstalled software from source, how to say yum not to install it from package?
On a CentOS 7, I've installed foobar version 2, compiled from sources.How can I make yum aware of that install so it won't install foobar version 1 for dependency?Installation of foobar$ git clone...
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