help installing gcc on fedora core 2

[dancingbear0420]

hello all,

long story short, i'm trying to install gcc compiler on a virtual private server loaded with fedora core 2. i don't have access to the box (wish i did, i'd update to a more recent version of fedora), but i do have shell/ssh access. i'm also brand new to linux.

when i try to install gcc, i get some dependencies errors...

[root@localhost /]# rpm -i /tmp/gcc-3.3.3-7.i386.rpm
warning: /tmp/gcc-3.3.3-7.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
error: Failed dependencies:
binutils >= 2.14.90.0.4-4 is needed by gcc-3.3.3-7
cpp = 3.3.3-7 is needed by gcc-3.3.3-7
glibc-devel >= 2.2.90-12 is needed by gcc-3.3.3-7

so, i found binutils on rpmfind.net & when i try to install here's what i get:
[root@localhost /]# rpm -i /tmp/binutils-2.15.90.0.3-5.src.rpm
warning: /tmp/binutils-2.15.90.0.3-5.src.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f
2a6fd2

where do i go from here? i've tried installing yum too, but i get a whole long list of failed dependencies. there are only 2 programs i really need to install on this machine, sox & ImageMagick, and I need the GCC C Compiler installed first...

i'd love some help! thanks ;-)

[markkuk]

Originally Posted by dancingbear0420

there are only 2 programs i really need to install on this machine, sox & ImageMagick, and I need the GCC C Compiler installed first...

So you really need 3 programs, not 2? You can get sox and ImageMagic RPMs for FC2 from the Fedora download site, together with everything you need to install GCC.
You should install yum so that you can update the machine with latest updates from Fedora Legacy

[dancingbear0420]

a million thanks markkuk!!! :-) GCC, ImageMagick & Sox are all installed now! i installed yum too, using the instructions found at the link you gave, but after running yum update, i get a weird message...

Resolving dependencies.
......Unable to satisfy dependencies
Package glibc-dummy-fedora-core-2 needs glibc-common = 2.3.3-27.1, this is not available.

Is this something that I should worry about? i tried downloading & installing glibc-common, but it tells me that it's already installed. Strange, no?

[markkuk]

You have some other version of glibc-common than 2.3.3-27.1, the message tells that you need exactly that version, not anything older or newer.

[dancingbear0420]

i tried to install that exact version, but it says it's already installed...

[root@localhost root]# rpm -Uvh /tmp/glibc-common-2.3.3-27.1.i386.rpm
warning: /tmp/glibc-common-2.3.3-27.1.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
4f2a6fd2
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
package glibc-common-2.3.3-27.1 is already installed

it's quite odd... i was having other unrelated problems with PHP, so i even reinstalled the VPC with my hosts template, just to make sure i hadn't inadvertently messed something up. since the reinstall, i've done nothing but install yum, and the dependencies needed for yum. configured yum, imported the keys & tried to update. still get the same error. i'm stumped. i have no clue what "glibc-dummy-fedora-core-2" either...

[bcmurray75]

I know i'm getting to this a few years late but was this issue ever resolved because I'm now having the same thing:

warning: glibc-2.3.3-27.1.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
error: Failed dependencies:
glibc-common - 2.3.3-27.1 is needed by glibc-2.3.3-27.1

I did download it from which I thought was the issue because the file size went from 8.0 M to 14 M. but i'm still getting the same error. Even after rebuilding the rpm database I'm having the problem.

Any other recommendations?

Thank you.