Ouch!!! The idea to backtrack didn't occur to me. Lesson: Never try to find something on an FTP server at 02:00 AM :)
Thanks! On Fri, 2001-10-19 at 14:14, David Cheng wrote: > I believe you can download them from the mirrors as well. For example, I > usually use the unc.edu mirror, and if you start from the iso directory, you > can backtrack to the directory with the RPMS. I believe it's > http://jungle.metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake/Mandrake-deve > l/cooker/ppc/Mandrake/RPMS/ > > And I believe Stew also has some updated RPMS at > ftp://ftp.wtfo.com/pub/linux/mandrake-devel/cooker/ppc/Mandrake/ > > I've never gotten the security site updates to work, but I haven't tried for > a while. > > HTH, > dc > > While emailing instead of doing something productive on 10/19/01 8:29 AM, > Rafael Pereira Rigues wrote: > > > Hi everyone! > > > > I've been a "ghost reader" of this list since it was announced, and just > > yesterday I had the chance to finally install Mandrake 8 on my Rev. B > > iMac. It's a wonderfull distro, one of the best ones I've ever used. It > > autodetected and configured my printer, my USB zip drive, my USB > > joystick, my dial-up connection, and finally I have accelerated video on > > my ATI Mach 64 (bye, bye, framebuffer!). However, I only have the first > > CD, and some development packages aren't on it. I'm downloading the > > second disc right now, but my connection is slow and it will take a > > while to finish the download. Question: Is there an FTP server were I > > can download just the missing packages (like XFree86-devel) that I want? > > The ones I checked only have the ISO. > > > > Also, it's me or there's no source for security updates yet? When I try > > to update the mirror list on the RPM tool, it comes empty. > > > > PS: Anyone had luck installing Ximian Gnome with the YellowDog / > > LinuxPPC packages? I'm a HUGE Ximian Gnome fan, and I don't like the > > default Mandrake setup. If anyone does have some tips to share, i'll be > > glad to hear them. > > -- Rafael Rigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.RevistaDoLinux.com.br Mac OS X: Because making UNIX user-friendly was easier than debugging Windows.
