Re: [newbie] Installing packages
Doug McGarrett wrote: You could still use RPM. From a terminal window: $ rpm -Uvh foo-2.0-1.i386.rpm --doug What's the Uvh for? _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
Doug McGarrett wrote: You could still use RPM. From a terminal window: $ rpm -Uvh foo-2.0-1.i386.rpm --doug What's the Uvh for? U = Update v = verbose (tells you what it's doing) h = hash (prints hash marks as it runs so you can see it's working and not hung). Regards, Ozz.
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
Paul R wrote: Doug McGarrett wrote: You could still use RPM. From a terminal window: $ rpm -Uvh foo-2.0-1.i386.rpm --doug What's the Uvh for? _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com U = Install v = vebose (I think) h = Hashes ## across the screen - progress indicator Run "man rpm" without quotes at term to see rest of the options flags Cheers john -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
syhim77 wrote i like to type kpackage in command line rather than using kmenu in kde. it prevent you from searching it in kmenu. Larry Marshall wrote: I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see kpackage.is it an archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way to get a list of all the mandrake packages like in the install? Mandrake seems to be pushing Kpackage into the background in favor of its own rpmDrake. You should be able to find kpackage on the Kmenu though, just deeper in the tree than normal. In 7.1 it's under Configuration-Packaging-Kpackage. Of course you can just type kpackage on the commandline too. This is one example of the dynamic nature of the GUI for Linux management that causes me to use this stuff in a limited way. It'll be great once stabilized but it's a moving target right now. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
SU in a Konsole or be in root and type in "kpackage". If it is already installed the window should pop up for you to look for files. Also you could try "rpmdrake" to see what is installed or not installed. You can toggle on the reverse arrows on the tool bar to get installed or uninstalled. (Assuming you have rpmdrake installed also). Remember: Life is good, just don't weaken. -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
syhim77 wrote yea...thats the good idea Dennis Myers wrote: SU in a Konsole or be in root and type in "kpackage". If it is already installed the window should pop up for you to look for files. Also you could try "rpmdrake" to see what is installed or not installed. You can toggle on the reverse arrows on the tool bar to get installed or uninstalled. (Assuming you have rpmdrake installed also). Remember: Life is good, just don't weaken. -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842
RE: [newbie] Installing packages
KPackage and rpmDrake aren't in the menus, there's no configuration-Packagin, and they don't work from the console. Do i have to re-install Mandrake? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing packages I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see kpackage.is it an archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way to get a list of all the mandrake packages like in the install? Mandrake seems to be pushing Kpackage into the background in favor of its own rpmDrake. You should be able to find kpackage on the Kmenu though, just deeper in the tree than normal. In 7.1 it's under Configuration-Packaging-Kpackage. Of course you can just type kpackage on the commandline too. This is one example of the dynamic nature of the GUI for Linux management that causes me to use this stuff in a limited way. It'll be great once stabilized but it's a moving target right now. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
On Fri, 08 Sep 2000, you wrote: I used a very small install of mandrake, and now i want to add and remove packages. How do i do this? I also think drakconf is missing - how do i get it? If you don't have kpackage or have problems, use the command line. To list all packages: rpm -qa To search for a specific package: rpm -qa | grep part of package name you want to look for To uninstall something: rpm -e package name It's not as easy as kpackage but it'll do the job. It won't let you uninstall anything without you removing dependencies first, so you can't break your system too badly. -- --Arcana
RE: [newbie] Installing packages
You could still use RPM. From a terminal window: $ rpm -Uvh foo-2.0-1.i386.rpm --doug At 12:47 09/09/2000 -0500, you wrote: KPackage and rpmDrake aren't in the menus, there's no configuration-Packagin, and they don't work from the console. Do i have to re-install Mandrake? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing packages I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see kpackage.is it an archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way to get a list of all the mandrake packages like in the install? Mandrake seems to be pushing Kpackage into the background in favor of its own rpmDrake. You should be able to find kpackage on the Kmenu though, just deeper in the tree than normal. In 7.1 it's under Configuration-Packaging-Kpackage. Of course you can just type kpackage on the commandline too. This is one example of the dynamic nature of the GUI for Linux management that causes me to use this stuff in a limited way. It'll be great once stabilized but it's a moving target right now. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
Richard Garand wrote: KPackage and rpmDrake aren't in the menus, there's no configuration-Packagin, and they don't work from the console. Do i have to re-install Mandrake? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:28 AM I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see kpackage.is it an archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way to get a list of all the mandrake packages like in the install? Huh? Are you using 7.1? Did you do a normal install? Did you exclude packages during the install? As for your specific question, yes...you can use kpackage or rpmdrake to get a list of rpm packages but if you don't have those I don't know of any way to do it. Personally I'm not sold on rpm installations but maybe that's just because of my unfamiliarity with them. Cheers --- Larry
RE: [newbie] Installing packages
never mind, a reinstall fixed all i problems and i have rpmdrake and kpackage -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 3:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing packages Richard Garand wrote: KPackage and rpmDrake aren't in the menus, there's no configuration-Packagin, and they don't work from the console. Do i have to re-install Mandrake? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:28 AM I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see kpackage.is it an archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way to get a list of all the mandrake packages like in the install? Huh? Are you using 7.1? Did you do a normal install? Did you exclude packages during the install? As for your specific question, yes...you can use kpackage or rpmdrake to get a list of rpm packages but if you don't have those I don't know of any way to do it. Personally I'm not sold on rpm installations but maybe that's just because of my unfamiliarity with them. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
Kpackage should be a rpm on your installation disks you should be able to install it right from the CDs I'm not sure which one it is on, but I suspect it would be found on the second installation CD, just a guess, look on both. If you have RPMDrake installed then the installation of any rpm is mostly a breeze, barring dependencies getting involved. Let us know how this proceeds, there is a lot of help here on the list. -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
syhim77 wrote use kpackage to add and remove program under mandrake. also use kpackage to install drakconf. The source where to find drakconf rpm is from linux mandrake installation cd. Richard Garand wrote: I used a very small install of mandrake, and now i want to add and remove packages. How do i do this? I also think drakconf is missing - how do i get it?