On Wednesday 18 August 2004 05:47, John Richard Smith wrote: > Hoyt Bailey wrote: > >I dont have a clue what I did wrong? > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] hoyt]# urpmi kernel-2.6.3-15mdk > >no package named kernel-2.6.3-15mdk kernel-2.6.3.15mdk is correct. > Looks to me as though your headlist is not correct. To use urpmi your > system headlist must be uptodate. In other words your system must > have knowledge of the url and list of packages available on that url. > > Also, you cannot just install kernel-2.6.3-15mdk.src as this is I remember installing another <package>.src.rpm with urpmi and it worked fine it seems that it would be safer to do a kernel that way since its more likely to be successful than my fatfingering it(not to mention complete lack of understanding). > source code and must be compiled first ( that is the last process > packagers do to create an installable rpm) until you have a better > understanding of this process best to come back to it another time. > > I don't use urpmi myself. Its a lot safer for me! > > John
-- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux User #363264 http://counter.li.org
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