On Wednesday 18 August 2004 06:08, SnapafunFrank wrote: > Stephen Kühn wrote: > >On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 20:12, 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
> >urpmi --fuzzy kernel > > > >That will list all the available packages that either have "kernel" > > in the name or in the reference - THEN you can choose which one you > > so desire to install... > > > >Mind you, you do have to make sure you've defined an update source > > in order to be able to get that... > > > > > >urpmi.addmedia --help > >urpmi.update --help > >urpmi --help > > > >-- > >stephen kuhn - proprietor > >__________________________________________________________________ > > As Stephen says for sure. > > Three things I discovered with urpmi: > 1. You need to be sure that you have all the relevant media added to > see to your requirements. > I personally use vivisimo <http://www.vivisimo.com> but you may > want to use google, to make sure all the ftp sites you can > handle are 'onboard'. > 2. Then I always start out with > # urpmi.update -a > 3. Then I go make a cup of coffee and say "Hi" to Jan. ( By the time > she gets over the shock and I > catch up on the day's events, I'm ready to continue with > 'urpmi'.) > > It's good to update your media but be sure you have all the relevant > media to update in the first place. > > "From a fellow onliner using dialup". [ Record to date - { using > intel-536ep modem on Mandrake2.6.3-7 } = 229MB in 24hrs - yeah right! > Now you know why I don't trust 'konstruct'.] Thank the powers that be > for "URPMI". I like urpmi also without I'd be in dependency hell all of the time. I have most of the sources I need set up including src. -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux User #363264 http://counter.li.org
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