fail installing packages

Hi,

I need to install VLC and Pidgin under linpus. I try yum but in both cases the system failed because some libraries missing .

Code:

[root@localhost user]# yum install pidgin
Loading "priorities" plugin
120 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package pidgin.i386 0:2.2.2-1.fc8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libpurple = 2.2.2-1.fc8 for package: pidgin
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: libpurple = 2.2.2-1.fc8 is needed by package pidgin
[root@localhost user]# 

I have no problem with puppy linux but I feel lost with linpus

Please help me.

mp

 

do you have any network connections? I have met the same situation as you when I just bought my AA1, because Linpus tend to be small in size, so many libraries are missing, if you need them, you will need to have network connection in order to download them. Have you enabled the right click menu? If so, you can use the RPM, red hat packet manager, it seems to be more user friendly, search in it, then install the one you wanted, the program will start to check if any libraries are missing, I am sure that many are missing! than it will start to download and install it. It may take a while because some times libraries need "another" library to work, so there may be many thing to download, so a fast connection will be good!