Vern....I've used the desktop update icon extensively in
mandrake 6.0 and 6.1 and it worked just fine, but since
installing 7.0 every time I've checked there's been nothing to
update.
I believe I'd uninstall all three netscape rpms and then hand
install the new ones. You can do this on the command line with
rpm or with kpackage from KDE. I almost always use kpackage
myself. If you use kpackage, after uninstalling all three then
install common first then either of the other two, and finally
disable checking for dependencies when installing the last one.
I downloaded the 128 bit encryption version od Netscape 4.72
from one of the crypto mirrors listed on the Mandrake web page.
If it turns out you have to re-download, you might consider
doing that as well.
The rpms you already downloaded should be in the /tmp (that's
the one in the / directory) IIRC. So you should be able to try
them again before re-downloading anything again.
Have you looked in the /usr/bin/ directory to see if the shell
script and the two softlinks are there (netscape,
netscape-communicator, and netscape-navigator)?
Alan
vern wrote:
>
> Hello Alan,
> Thanks for the reply, I tried that and it said "you don't seem to
> have netscape installed" so not only did it not update netscape it must
> have destroyed my old netscape, or at least renamed it where nothing
> can find it. Do I need to download netscape again and try to reinstall
> it? I'll have to think twice before using Mandrake update again!
> Vern
>
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > Vern....try opening a console window (the monitor icon on the
> > panel at the bottom of the screen) and typing netscape. If it
> > doesn't execute, it should give you an error message. You could
> > also type netscape-navigator and/or netscape-communicator and
> > see if they act any differently.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> >
> > vern wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello All,
> > > Here's a silly newbie problem, I did the Mandrake update thingy from
> > > KDE using the icon on the desktop. All went well, the program downloaded
> > > the updates in this case Netscape 4.7 and it's needed files, 6M for one and
> > > 5M for the other. The download and the update went well, but now I can't
> > > get Netscape to function. Any ideas?? I know there is something easy going
> > > on, I spent some time trying to find the executable Netscape file to make sure
> > > the icon properties were indeed calling the file but hit a dead end. Any help
> > > with this would be most appreciated!!
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > > Vern
