[newbie] Software installer problem Mandrake 9.0
Hello, I am new to this list and forward a problem that I hope is well-known. I made a fresh install of Mandrake Linux 9.0 on my PC and found out that the package mplayer was not installed. So I used the software installer that showed the package and some others that were needed. I ticked the entries and then the pushed the install button. To my surprise something like the following came as an answer: everything already installed (was this supposed to happen?) But clearly mplayer is NOT installed and I wonder what is wrong with the package administration. It happens with many other packages too. Does anyone know about this problem and how to solve it? Greetings, Ed Vaessen Disclaimer Aan dit bericht kunnen geen rechten worden ontleend. Dit bericht is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Als u dit bericht per abuis hebt ontvangen, wordt u verzocht het te vernietigen en de afzender te informeren. Wij adviseren u om bij twijfel over de juistheid of de volledigheid van de mail contact met afzender op te nemen. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Software installer problem Mandrake 9.0
On Friday 17 January 2003 09:27, Vaessen, E.M.J. (Ed) wrote: Hello, I am new to this list and forward a problem that I hope is well-known. I made a fresh install of Mandrake Linux 9.0 on my PC and found out that the package mplayer was not installed. So I used the software installer that showed the package and some others that were needed. I ticked the entries and then the pushed the install button. To my surprise something like the following came as an answer: everything already installed (was this supposed to happen?) But clearly mplayer is NOT installed and I wonder what is wrong with the package administration. It happens with many other packages too. Does anyone know about this problem and how to solve it? Greetings, Ed Vaessen Probably something wrong with the urpmi data. Well the easiest (and quickest) way out is to start an install again, then choose 'upgrade', don't choose any extra packages (or maybe mplayer using the 'show all packages' option) , finish the routine and everything should be OK. If not there's something wrong on the install-cd. Good Luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
