Trouble installing DB package

Hello,
I'm having trouble installing the DB package.
# pear install DB
downloading DB-1.7.6.tgz ...
Starting to download DB-1.7.6.tgz (124,807 bytes)
........................done: 124,807 bytes
requires package 'PEAR' >= 1.0b1
DB: Dependencies failed

I tried to upgrade PEAR
# pear install -o PEAR
and I get another failure
requires package 'PEAR' >= 1.3.3

SuSE 9.3 x86_64
mySQL 5.0.3
apache2
# pear -V reports:
PEAR Version 1.3.5
php Version 4.4.0
Zend Engine Version 1.3.0

Any suggestions? I've tried the php website, PEAR website, searched the internet.

Thanks,
Chris

I found one way to do this without pear checking for dependencies.
# pear install -n DB
I'm just amazed anybody lets bugs like this remain. I found some threads on the internet with guys having the same problem, with no one having a clue. Yet people are using the DB package, how is it that they are able to install it without this dependency problem, or find out install it with the -n option, this workaround appears to be not documented anywhere? Give me a break. Can someone fix this dependency issue please.
Chris

I have no answers for your dependancy problems but generally speaking the DB package is automatically installed with the PHP and the activation of PEAR. No installation was necessary.

Just running the go-pear.bat should install it as part of the default install. That is why most have no problems. Maybe write yourself a simple test script and see if it is already installed?

I find a way to fix this on my Suse 10.0

# pear download PEAR-1.3.3.tgz
# pear install PEAR-1.3.3.tgz
# pear -o pear

and Works!, i hope this be useful to someone because, i spend hours trying to find the real problem, so i thouh?? what if i install what it requires ... and that was the answer...

any sugestions, i'll apreciatte it

CAmilo