On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 13:20:11 +0100
Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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> On Monday 05 April 2004 11:59, Hoyt Bailey wrote:
> > On Sunday 04 April 2004 23:12, Marc Resnick wrote:
> > > Hoyt Bailey wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Why not just urpmi it from plf?
> > >
> > Because urpmi is borked even after redoing easyurpmi the list is no
> > good.  Ergo no access.
> 
> Hoyt - I'm puzzled by all this.  I too get the Contrib error, but 
> everything installs fine.  It's not ideal, having an error message 
> that can't be explained, but it doesn't stop me installing.  Are you 
> sure that it is stopping you?  If so, there is something more than 
> the outdated Contrib error problem.
> 
> Anne

I agree.. it should still install even if you get the contrib error.  
I answered the contrib error problem in a previous thread but maybe it's worth 
repeating.

as root:

rm /var/lib/urpmi/list.contrib

will stop those error messages without interfering with package installation at all.

Jerry.

[I have added this to the twiki at http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/UsingUrpmi 
too :-)]

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