Hello, I followed your instruction (I didn't understand a thing but it worked) What I don't get is this
> You can then run Mandrake Update GUI to get your updates, or the Mandrake > Install GUI to install software from the online sources. > The 'contrib' source has 100's of applications not on your CDs, and the > 'plf' source contains all those packages that are illegal in certain > countries with weird laws. What I did: I opened the RpmDrake 9.2 and I selected the buggs. But witch one solves the desktop bug?? Thank you Christophe Le Mardi 17 Février 2004 19:07, Derek Jennings a écrit : > On Tuesday 17 Feb 2004 6:11 pm, Christophe Rhein wrote: > > Le Lundi 16 Février 2004 12:13, Derek Jennings a écrit : > > > On Monday 16 Feb 2004 9:42 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I installed some packages from the Mandrake 9.2 discovery pack and > > > > then most of my desktop is gone... The menus are changed, softares > > > > are gone and I can not access as root. What shall I do? > > > > Same thing happend when I tried to install my printer driver. > > > > Thak you for your help > > > > Christophe > > > > > > Hit Ctl+Alt+F1 to get a text console. Log in as root > > > update-menus -v > > > will restore your menus > > > Ctl+Alt+F7 takes you back to X > > > Your menus will now work OK > > > > > > Visit http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php > > > Define yourself urpmi sources for 'updates' 'contrib', and 'plf' > > > Run your Mandrake Update GUI to get the latest updates. > > > In particular make sure you update the 'rpm' package, or else you will > > > lose your menus again. > > > > > > derek > > > > Hello, > > > > Thanks for your help but why does the desktop change like this? > > I went to the link you gave me at the bottom of your mail but I didn't > > get it! What shall I do to limit the damage? > > Thank you > > Christophe > > Its a bug! > The rpm package on the update mirror fixes it, but in order to get the > update you have to define an update source. That 'Easy urpmi' page gives > you the instruction to define a source. > > Go to http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php > Tick the boxes for 'contrib', 'updates', and 'plf' and choose a mirror from > the drop down list for each one. Press the button and you will see three > command line commands to be entered. > > To save you the trouble here are the commands to use :- > > urpmi.addmedia contrib > ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/9.2/contrib/i586 with > ../../i586/Mandrake/base/hdlist2.cz > > > urpmi.addmedia plf ftp://ftp.club-internet.fr/pub/linux/plf/mandrake/9.2 > with hdlist.cz > > > urpmi.addmedia --update updates > ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/9.2/RPMS/ > with ../base/hdlist.cz > > (Each of these 3 commands is on a single line) > > To enter the commands open a terminal window and type su <enter> to become > root user. Then copy/paste the first command into the terminal by > highlighting with the mouse to copy to clipboard and press the mouse wheel > to paste. > So long as you are online you will then see a file being downloaded which > is a database of the contents of the online software repository. > > Repeat for the other 2 sources. > You can then run Mandrake Update GUI to get your updates, or the Mandrake > Install GUI to install software from the online sources. > The 'contrib' source has 100's of applications not on your CDs, and the > 'plf' source contains all those packages that are illegal in certain > countries with weird laws. > > This French language guide may help you > http://www.zebulon.org.uk/urpmi_fr.html > > > derek
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