On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 04:05:30PM -0500, Ben Stallings wrote:
> Hello, here's another remedial question from a beginner... fair warning...
> 
> I'm trying to install quanta 2.0, but RPM keeps saying
> error: failed dependencies:
>         libcrypto.so.0 is needed by quanta-2.0-20010216
>         libssl.so.0 is needed by quanta-2.0-20010216
> 
> I have libcrypto.so.0.9.6 and the same version of libssl.so in /usr/lib.  I 
> tried symlinking these to the filenames that RPM is apparently looking for, 
> but it wasn't fooled; nor did copying the newer files to these filenames work.

There's a option for RPM by the name of '--nodeps' that skips these
checks.  You should only use it when you're sure you know what you're
doing.  It looks like a good time for you to use it since you've already
checked the dependencies.  

Nate