On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 23:52:59 -0500 Charles A Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 22:23:36 -0500 > Jon Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 21:37:35 -0500 > > Charles A Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 17:32:21 -0500 > > > Jon Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > What packages from cooker do I need to upgrade? What is the best way to do the >upgrade? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I normally update 8 pkgs: > > > > > > XFree 86 > > > XFree 86-libs > > > XFree 86-server > > > XFree 86-devel > > > XFree 86-Xnest > > > XFree 86-xfs > > > XFree 86-100dpi fonts > > > XFree 86-75dpi fonts > > > > > > I also normally use rpmdrake to download and install, you simply need add a > > > Cooker source. > > > > > > You do not need all the pkgs I have. > > > If you use rpmdrake just select the XFree 86 rpm and it will auto add the others > > > that you Must have. > > > > > > Once they are installed, log-out and restart X ( you do not need to reboot.) > > > > > > > > > Charles > > > > LOL, that almost worked. It took trying all the mirrors twice before I finally >didn't get the "an error occured when adding this source" then I figured kewl, I'm >finally gonna get it, and now 6 tries later I'm getting "error fetching package" on >all of the packages. > > > > If you are still using the stock rpmdrake you need to manually download > and install the lastest release from cooker: rpmdrake-1.3-106mdk.i586.rpm > I usually have good results from this site: > ftp://ftp.ciril.fr/pub/linux/mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/Mandrake/RPMS > > Once you have it installed you should not have any problem adding a Cooker > source. > > Or if you prefer you can manually also dl the XFree rpms into a special > directory such as /home/jon/xfree. > Once you have dled all the rpms you need, cd to /home/jon/xfree, su to root > and rpm -Uvh *rpm and this will install all the rpms residing in that > directory. > > > Charles Well that just blew things up...lol Broke the netowrk connection. Ended up having to reinstall 8.1. I did notice that Auruor or whatever it is called is installed by default. I choise not to install it and I guess we will see what happens now. Thanks for your help though.
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