On Friday 22 Nov 2002 10:25, Keith Powell wrote: > I have bought the Power Pack edition of Mandrake9.0. > > Installation went very well; then the problem started. > > I have been trying to install extra packages from the CDs. I can install > from the Installation Disks, the International Disk, and the Commercial > Disks. But not from the Supplementary Disk. The packages are listed, and > can be selected. But not installed. > > When I try to install from the Supplementary Disk, I get the error > message:- > > Everything is already installed. (Is this supposed to happen at all?) > > Everything is definitely NOT installed. > > I have tried every combination of disk selection in Package Manager. I > have tried updating. > > Using urpmi <package> (as root) gives an error message that the > package cannot be found. > > I suppose that I could install single packages by clicking on them and > using GURPMI, but that would be just a "work round". It would not fix > the problem I am having with the Package Manager. > > The source is given as:- > > removable://mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS7 > ../base/hdlist7.cz > > The other Supplementary source is 8 instead of 7. These sources compare > with the other sources, so do not appear to be incorrect. > > I have looked in the archives, and can find thisproblem mentioned with > respect to a DVD, but not CDs. > > Please can someone shed some light on the problem and tell me how to > install packages from the Supplementary Disk? > > Many thanks. > > Keith
Not sure if I can help, but I have previously had the "Everything is already installed (is this supposed to happeh at all )" error when I was using the wrong path to the hdlist, maybe you could check that out. HTH Pete Ardnamurchan Scotland
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