June 7, 2002 12:35 pm, Matthias Monreal wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I'm trying to get my Mandrake 8.0 system online and need to install dhcpcd > or pump as a dhcp client. Can I download these packages on a Windows box > and install them straight on my Linux box or do I have to convert them into > a Linux compatible format? > > Any advice will be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Matthias ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can't you just install them from the software manager since they're (should be) on the download disks? Or ( I find this easier) run through the install again selecting "upgrade" installing (add packages? I don't remember) only the packages (the dhcpd, pump, whatever) you need, then let it configure the network when you get to that step? Or have you tried that and it didn't work?
Don't know, but that should work. -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org "The urge to destroy is also a creative urge." -- Bakunin [ed. note - I would say: The urge to destroy may sometimes be a creative urge.]
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