jeanette russo wrote:
> >From: "jeanette russo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: Fw: [newbie] Linux for home consumers?
> >Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 05:25:35 PDT
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: "Jeanette Russo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Subject: Fw: [newbie] Linux for home consumers?
> >>Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 06:35:04 -0500
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 8:10 AM
> >>Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux for home consumers?
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Jeanette Russo wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > The problem is if you look at this list a lot of people start
> >> > > I just bought Linux Mandrake 6.0 and can't get it installed.
> >> > > So I think the install still needs work.
> >> >
> >> > This is currently being done. 6.1 will have a completely different
> >> > installer.
> >> > Red Hat is also working on a new installer (which probably won't be
> >> > finished for their 6.1; I expect to see it in 7.0).
> >> >
> >> > > Also still have problems with dependency's in installing software
> >> > > and I installed the whole distro.
> >> >
> >> > Which ones?
> >Ok here is what I am talking about and I have other programs I can't get
> >installed. As I say I installed everything on Mandrake 5.3 yet still
> >everything needs something I don't have and don't know how to get. When
> >Linux can solve these problems its going to be a lot more consumer
> >friendly.
> >
OK Bero here is what I am having trouble installing plus anything using the
GTK update library since I can't get that installed. And a lot of
HTML editors that I want to use are using this library like Bluefish.
Jeanette
>
> >
> >
> >Here are some of them I can' get installed gtk+-1.2.3-2.i, coffeeLinux
> >glibc.tar.gz
> >cooledit-3.11.6-1.i386.rpm
> >curl-5.9.1-1.i386.rpm, gaim-0.8.1-1, and gaim-0.9.7-1,
> >WebMaker-0.8.r-4.i386.rpm.
> >
> >> > By any chance, are you trying to install RPMs that were meant for
> >>either
> >> > an older version, or a very different distribution (e.g. SuSE)?
> >> >
> >> > > I have about 6 programs I am
> >> > > trying to install and can't install any of them.
> >> >
> >> > Which ones? Where can I download them to see?
> >> >
> >> > LLaP
> >> > bero
> >> >
> >> > --
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> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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