On Mon, 09 Dec 2002 12:08, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > 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? Or Bluefish Or for a gui one try Mozilla Composer or OpenOffice.org or StarOffice All on the CD's
> > PS: Couldn't you just load the necessary RPM's from your original MDK > 8.2 distro? -- Michael
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