On Sunday 30 March 2003 12:39 pm, Derek wrote: > On Sunday 30 Mar 2003 1:12 pm, Teilhard Knight wrote: > > How do I install a rpm package? In Debian I used "dpkg" for deb's, but > > obviously this doesn't work here. My experience with Debian was very > > short and upon discovering Mandrake, I soon changed. > > > > > > Teilhard Knight > > The Extraterrestrial > > > > Who ate my sandwich? > > Click on it. > By default konqueror will open kpackage, but there is a better Mandrake > tool called gurpmi. > gurpmi is smaller and quicker than kpackage. But an even better advantage > is the fact that gurpmi will work out any depndencies needed and install > them for you. > > To make gurpmi the default, Open KDE Control Centre>File Browsing>File > Associations > > Enter 'rpm' in the seach box, and the associations for rpm files will be > shown. > > The first application in the list is kpackage, and the second is 'Software > Installer' (gurpmi). > > Just move gurpmi up to the top of the list and it will become the default > application. > > Almost any application you want to install is either on your CDs or an > online rpm source. To add online sources to your Mandrake Software manager > install urpmi.setup from your CDs and then run it as root. > Alternatively go here http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/urpmiweb.php
Thanks, Derek. What you suggested is cool. I just finished adding all sort of sources of software to the manager. I didn't know how to install urpmi,setup from the CD's, so, I used the web site a typed the instructions in a command line. I have now urpmi as the default application for rpm's. In any case, I tasted everything for the package I installed today (autoconf), and it doesn't show in the end. I had to sign up in the club and download it by hand. So, I added a "Local" software source site in my home directory. Teilhard Knight The Extraterrestrial Who ate my sandwich?
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