Sorry, that should read "can't help you". Sorry about that.
-Paul R
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Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 12:00 AM
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Subject: RE: [newbie] Impossible question?
Ok, the rpm for XFree86-devel-4.0.1-28mdk.i586.rpm is at the following link.
I did a search for xfree86 on rpmfind.net and looked at the packages
labelled mandrake in the "distribution" column.
http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake//7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS//XFree86-4
.0.1-28mdk.i586.html
I can help you on the other points.
Sounds like good Linux desperation though. We've all been there. :)
Good luck.
-Paul R
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Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 9:40 PM
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Subject: [newbie] Impossible question?
It seems likely that somebody out there knows the answer to my
question. Perhaps he or she thinks that "All he has to do is insert his
Mandrake CD, and in KDE click on the RpmDrake icon, and then use the
special SearchMandrakeCD function, and then pick out the package
Xfree.this.or.that.some.number and another package called
Devel.Graph.Lib.Some.Other.Number and start the
"InstallWhatchamacallitGizmo" and that's it," or that "All he has to do is
to go to ftp://ftp.linux-mandrake.com/sub/lib/dev/rpm/pack/thisorthat/dir
and then click on down through the subdirectories, until he comes to the
right one, in which the package Xfree.this.or.that.some.number and another
package called Devel.Graph.Lib.Some.Other.Number are, and then download
them to his hard drive."
It seems unlikey that he or she will tell me about it however. I
don't know why. Perhaps the answer is considered so simple that I have to
be an idiot not to know the answer? Perhaps on the other hand the problem
is too difficult? I don't believe that though. I think most of you
experienced Linux users could probably solve this in no time, so here it
goes, one more time:
I have downloaded a tarball with the latest version of AfterStep. In
order to compile it I need first to install two packages which were not
installed in Mandrake, even though I chose "everything" when I installed
Mandrake. Finding and installing these two packages is probably
ridiculously easy once you know how it's done, but unfortunately I don't
know how it's done. Perhaps they are on the Mandrake CD. Perhaps there is
some kind of tool in KDE to find out. I don't know. Perhaps they are at
the Mandrake FTP site. Perhaps there is even some page on the site which
contains full instructions concerning what I need and where to find it. I
don't know. I have tried these things though. I have tried searching the
Mandrake CD. I have tried using the "RpmDrake" tool. I have tried
searching at the Mandrake site as well, and I have tried searching at
www.rpmfind.net. Nothing has produced any results, and it seems that I
have to conclude that it is not possible to install AfterStep on Linux
Mandrake -- not possible for me that is. Probably somebody else could.
The first package I am looking for is:
XFree86-devel-4.0.1-28mdk.i586.rpm According to www.rpmfind.net this
package doesn't exist. If it does exist however, I don't know where, and I
don't know how to find it.
The other package I don't even know the name for. It was described to
me like this: "and I don't know how the other one called, but it should be
for headers for development with graphics libraries" Apparently he
considered this sufficient information that somebody who knows more than I
do would be able to identify this package. I can't even begin to guess
what this package might be called, even less where to find it. That is
also why a reply like "Go to www.developerrpms.net and you'll find what you
are looking for" is no help. If there is such a place it will probably
have hundreds of rpms and I am too ignorant to be able to figure out what
the ones I am looking for are named. I am just a newbie.
I am very grateful for all and any help. Thank you.
DRX
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