Update dependencies

[Phillip Mills]

So far I've been in the habit of installing things one of two ways.  Use my 
SuSE distribution CDs for whatever is there or download simple programs as 
source, build, and go.  Now I'm trying to install some more-complicated 
things and seem to be falling into a pit.

RPM.  I get using it for local installations, but it seems to have http/ftp 
ability as well.  And it doesn't actually *deny* that it can resolve 
dependencies.  But I'm not sure how to get started.

My favorite thing about Perl is CPAN where it will help you find servers, 
recursively check packages and version numbers....  I guess I'm hoping RPM 
can do equally well given the right incantation.  I discovered rpmfind.org, 
but it seems to be more a catalog than an archive.

Hints?

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