On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 10:00, Ray Henry wrote: > > OK, this is EXTREMELY frustrating, an annoying time-consuming process > the RedHat has been kind enough to deal with through their > auto-updating. > > Regardless, Mandrake 8.2 comes with support for a number of devices that > RedHat doesn't. > > Here's my problem: All I want to do is install an HTML editor. I'm > informed the C++ compiler can't create executables. Search the 'Net, > learn that I should update GCC. OK, no problem. rpmfind.net has what I > need. gcc-3.2-1mdk.i586.rpm. Try to install it. Get message: > > binutils >= 2.12.90.0.7-1mdk is needed by gcc-3.2-1mdk > gcc-cpp = 3.2-1mdk is needed by gcc-3.2-1mdk > libgcc >= 3.2-1mdk is needed by gcc-3.2-1mdk > > So, I get binutils-2.12-90.0.15-1mdk.i586.rpm. Try to install that, get: > > libbfd-2.12.90.0.15.so is needed binutil* > libopcodes-2.12.90.0.15.so is needed by binutil* > > Now, I could go on and on here, but you get the idea. There simply has > to be a better way of doing this. I've got hours into attempting to > install an HTML editor, more than enough time to FDSIK, install W98, and > install 2 -3 GIGs of the applications to go what I need..... :/
What about installing an HTML editor that doesn't require all that? Like Quanta? PS: Couldn't you just load the necessary RPM's from your original MDK 8.2 distro? -- Mon Dec 9 10:05:00 EST 2002 10:05am up 13:50, 5 users, load average: 0.26, 0.29, 0.35 .o0 linux user:267497 0o. -------------------------------- | __ __ | kühn media australia | / \ /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kühn | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | ;"""/ / | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU -------------------------------- Coralament*Best Grötens*Liebe Grüße*Best Regards*Elkorajn Salutojn we: The single most important word in the world.
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