Unresolved Dependencies - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX AS 2.1 Installation Manual

Section 3.21:Package Group Selection 71
Refer to the Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide to learn more about GNOME.
3.21.3 A Brief Introduction to KDE
KDE provides a complete desktop environment, including a file manager, a window manager, an in-
tegrated help system, a configuration system, numerous tools and utilities, and an ever-increasing
number of applications.
KDE offers a contemporary desktop, a searchable help system with convenient access to help on the
use of the KDE desktop and its applications, standardized menu and toolbars, keybindings, color
schemes, and more.
Refer to the Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide to learn more about KDE.

3.21.4 Unresolved Dependencies

Many software packages, in order to work correctly, depend on other software packages that must be
installed on your system. For example, many of the graphical Red Hat system administration tools
require the python and pythonlib packages. To make sure your system has all the packages it
needs in order to be fully functional, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS checks these package dependencies
each time you install or remove software packages.
If any package requires another package which you have not selected to install, the program presents a
list of these unresolved dependencies and gives you the opportunity to resolve them (see Figure 3–20,
Unresolved Dependencies).
The screen appears only if you are missing packages that are needed by
Unresolved Dependencies
the packages you have selected. At the bottom of the screen, under the list of missing packages, an
Install packages to satisfy dependencies checkbox is selected by default. If you leave this checked,
the installation program will resolve dependencies automatically by adding all required packages to
the list of selected packages.