Is it possible to install package without its dependency ?

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#1

I already install mplayer-mt manually from git repository. Now, I want to install gnome-mplayer but it require me to install vanilla mplayer again.

Is there a way to tell that dependency already met ? Or should I just make mplayer-mt package by myself ? (this kinda work in ubuntu)

thanks

#2

Yes - when you select Gnome-mplayer in YaST, it should give the list of dependencies. Simply uncheck those you don’t want. You will probably get an error message but it should go ahead.

#3

Thanks, I’m new to opensuse. I’ll try that when I’m at my opensuse box.

#4

I couldn’t to find the option to uncheck it. Am I in the wrong program ? My opensuse is 11.2

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#5

Welcome here.

I strongly suggest that you never ignore dependency matters. The word ‘dependency’ says it all. Chances are you will be left with an instable system. Yes, the app may run now, but some future action may require the deps, bringing crashes etc etc.
You’re new to openSUSE, please stick to installing the available stuff first. If you need packages go Software.openSUSE.org, it may very well provide what you need.

#6

Yes, and if you set it to provide mplayer in your SPEC file, anything will be OK.

#7

Thanks for your concern, but I want to play around with it. Also, I want to change compile’s option from default.

by the way, is there any command similar to apt-get source (download package but not install it) in opensuse ?

#8

Yes, read “man zypper”, although I would advise against it for the same reason I would not use apt-get source.

Get the src.rpm and unpack/install it as normal user, you can do all the steps needed for modifying/building a package as normal user, so why do it as root?

//Edit:

Even better and highly recommended:

Run

mkdir $HOME/myrpms

echo "%_topdir $HOME/myrpms" > $HOME/.rpmmacros

as normal user, now you can build your own packages inside your $HOME/myrpms without needing root privileges except the only action they are really needed for, installing/removing packages.

You can even add this directory as a local repo (plaindir) and use it with zypper/YaST.

#9

I’m sorry to pump up this thread again but… did you end up creating your own spec file? Would you mind to share if you did so?

Thanks a lot!

Regards