Aahhhh... the penny drops. I always install gnome. Sorry ):
Steve On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:59:13 +1200 Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > put cd or dvd in drive. then "k menu" > system > yast (enter root > password) > in the left pane make sure software is selected, in the > right pane choose software management. in the search box type whois. > select check box on right, click accept. done. > > Roger > > > Chris AKA personthingy wrote: > > Um... Ok, i assume you mean the computer tab on the start menu thing? > > > > There's no "install" option, and entering whois on the search bar i do see > > lets me find a variety of things, including the email i am replying to > > here, > > but no install option. > > > > It occurs to me this may be because i have removed the CDrom, and the > > option > > to install software from CD. > > > > I'm shutting down and putting a CDrom in before i myself disappear of the > > the > > humble grind of hoping to be paid one of these years :) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > On Friday 27 April 2007 08:53, Steve Holdoway wrote: > > OK, now I'm at work, and have booted up a vanilla SuSE 10.2 install. > > > > computer->install software > > type in whois into the search box at the top of the gui, amd click > > 'Install' > > > > The necessary resources are on the install dvd > > > > Steve > > > > On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:34:38 +1200 > > Chris AKA personthingy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > So how does one install whois using suse 10.2? > > > > > > On Thursday 26 April 2007 18:25, Steve Holdoway wrote: > > > On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:07:44 +1200 > > > Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> apt-get whois install > > > > bash: apt-get: command not found > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> > > > > > > > > > > > As I pointed out earlier, that wouldn't work even if you had installed > > apt > > ( > > > and personthingy would need to be superuser ). Just because SuSE is > > different > > > isn't a reason to dismiss it. You'd do well to keep an opener mind. > > You'll > > > not I'm keeping my personal feelings out of this conversation! > > > > > > Steve > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# apt-get whois install > > > E: Invalid operation whois > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
