Thank you Mr. Dixon. I downloaded the installar and telling it where to install from
was as easy as
clicking "local media" and browsing to the directory of my choice! Then it installed.
Now it's done and
works beautifully! I think Red Hat has got to put this as the default GNOME for the
next version! I love
it!
-Brandon
Steve Dixon wrote:
> i forgot, the installer, i think does install from the hard drive, but
> the files need to be in a specific place. i think its
> /tmp/helix-install? then when it tries to install from the net it
> notices that there are already files there and asks if you want to use
> those or download them all again. ymmv, though.
>
> Steve Dixon wrote:
> >
> > rpm -Uvh *rpm --nodeps --force
> >
> > Brandon Dorman wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey guys,
> > >
> > > I spent 16 hours on my 56k modem downloading the newest Helix GNOME from
>helix-code.com. I was
> > > all excited, and go into linux to try it out. Only to find that it won't let me
>install it!! I
> > > have to download everything in Windows and then go to Linux to install it due to
>a winmodem I still
> > > haven't replaced. So I couldn't use the installer. Can I, however, use it now
>that I have all the
> > > packages? Does Helix count as a whole new WM or just go over the existing 6.2
>stuff? I tried
> > > installation and upgrade, from my user account (su'd into Gnorpm) and as root.
>When I tried to
> > > install it kept on saying there were conflicts but I said ignore than it gave me
>faults and Gnorpm
> > > crashed. Every single time. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks. I
>just bought RH 6.2 and
> > > installed over my old installation of 6.0. It has no new improvements other
>than what I'm trying to
> > > do here with Helix.
> > >
> > > -Brandon Dorman
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