Derek Thanks for that - exactly what i needed to grasp.
Walter ~~~ > Cooker is the 'bleeding edge' version of Mandrake in which new > applications are put together to make the next release. So the > Mandrake8.2Beta1 at present is very similar to Cooker. > > You can get Cooker files as well as 8.1 files by searching > www.rpmfind.net Be warned though!! Cooker apps are compiled > against Cooker libraries. They may not work in an 8.1 system, > or they may have a lot of dependencies. > > Where possible you should stick to RPM's built for 8.1. or > else install using .src.rpm 's (A .src.rpm is compiled in your > own computer) You will find .src.rpm's on rpmfind as well. > > > As for installing files If you use 'konqueror' to browse > rpmfind.net then you only have to click on an RPM to either > save it to disc or install immediately over the net. It will > launch rpminstall for you and check for dependencies then > install. > > If you save to your disc, you only have to click on an rpm > using konqueror file manager in order to install it. (I > daresay the same is true in Gnome, I just never use it so I do > not know) > > derek
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
