Re: [Cooker] kde-themes
"Guy T. Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, 13 May 2000, Anton Graham wrote: > > Okay, accepting that at face value, a single package still shouldn't be > > 45 MB. Even the kernel sources top out at fifteen. I don't know, it just > > strikes me as fluff when there is good software in contribs that could be > > added to fill the second disc. > > Unless the second disc is full, this is a complete non-issue. :-) funny, the four biggest packages are..: -rw-r--r-- 1 lverges flepied 20406470 May 10 14:11 /RPMS/gtk-themes-1.0-1mdk.noarch.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 512 users21551624 May 10 19:37 /RPMS/bb-themes-1.0-1mdk.noarch.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 512 users45133340 May 11 00:34 /RPMS/kde-themes-extra-7.1-1mdk.noarch.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 lverges flepied 55258589 May 10 19:29 /RPMS/wm-themes-1.0-1mdk.noarch.rpm all themes packages! ;-) -- Guillaume Cottenceau
Re: [Cooker] kde-themes
On Sat, 13 May 2000, Anton Graham wrote: > Okay, accepting that at face value, a single package still shouldn't be > 45 MB. Even the kernel sources top out at fifteen. I don't know, it just > strikes me as fluff when there is good software in contribs that could be > added to fill the second disc. Unless the second disc is full, this is a complete non-issue.
Re: [Cooker] kde-themes
Submitted 13-May-00 by Guy T. Rice: | On Sat, 13 May 2000, Anton Graham wrote: | > I'm all for choices, but providing 55MB worth of themes for one desktop | > manager seems to be a bit overboard. Also, I fail to see the logic in | > splitting the package when one component is 10 megs and the other is 45. | > That extra package is a monster :p | | That's why we now have 2 CD's. :) And seeing as how KDE is the reason | for Mandrake's existence (remember, Mandrake _used_ to be nothing more | than RedHat 5.x with KDE added), I think there's a historical precedent | for making special allowances for KDE users... Okay, accepting that at face value, a single package still shouldn't be 45 MB. Even the kernel sources top out at fifteen. I don't know, it just strikes me as fluff when there is good software in contribs that could be added to fill the second disc. -- _ _|_|_ ( ) *Anton Graham /v\ / <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /( )X (m_m) GPG ID: 18F78541 Penguin Powered!
Re: [Cooker] kde-themes
On Sat, 13 May 2000, Anton Graham wrote: > I'm all for choices, but providing 55MB worth of themes for one desktop > manager seems to be a bit overboard. Also, I fail to see the logic in > splitting the package when one component is 10 megs and the other is 45. > That extra package is a monster :p That's why we now have 2 CD's. :) And seeing as how KDE is the reason for Mandrake's existence (remember, Mandrake _used_ to be nothing more than RedHat 5.x with KDE added), I think there's a historical precedent for making special allowances for KDE users...
Re: [Cooker] KDE themes
On 30-Dec-1999 Ken Saunders wrote: > Hi Robert, > > I found the extra themes on the cd.. I don't remember > which directory.. however they are there and only > require you install the rpm. Thanks, Ken. I realised that when I (unfortunately) "upgraded" my Mandrake 6.1 installation to Oxygen today. That part went OK. Cheers, Rob
Re: [Cooker] KDE themes
Hi Robert, I found the extra themes on the cd.. I don't remember which directory.. however they are there and only require you install the rpm. --- Robert Fargher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I installed Mandrake 6.1, one of the things > that impressed me > was all the extra themes that were included for KDE. > I was sorry to > see they've been removed in cooker. > > Will they be put back in for the released version? > > Cheers, > Rob > __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [Cooker] kde-themes error
On Sun, 3 Oct 1999, Stefan van der Eijk wrote: > Hello, > > I'm getting the following error with a lot of KDE themes: > (Trying to initialize the theme through the "KDE Control Center" > > Failed to unpack /usr/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/Factory.tar.gz with > cd "/home/stefan/.kde/share/apps/kthememgr/Work/" ; gzip -c -d > /usr/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/Factory.tar.gz | tar xf - > > When I do it manually, in my home-dir, I get the following error: > > bash-2.03$ gzip -dc /usr/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/Factory.tar.gz | > tar -xf - > tar: Factory/Factory.preview.jpg: Error while closing: Operation not > permitted > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > > As root, no problems.. but when I look at the permisions, one file is > strange (the same as above): > -rw-r-Sr--1 root root21583 Feb 8 1999 > Factory.preview.jpg > > Is the SUID (??) bit needed for this file? I'd find that pretty hard to believe.. No it doesn't need suid > Greetings, > > Stefan van der Eijk > -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon
