Re: [newbie] Broken KDE
On Saturday 19 July 2003 19:30, drew wrote: Hello All, I've broken KDE somehow,I've lost the ability to install RPM's from it.Everything works OK in Gnome. Has anyone got any idea how to fix it? Drew Which distribution are you using? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Broken KDE
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 11:30, drew wrote: Hello All, I've broken KDE somehow,I've lost the ability to install RPM's from it.Everything works OK in Gnome. Has anyone got any idea how to fix it? Drew I'm not sure what you mean by KDE being broken - do you mean you can't use kpackage to install rpms? Also, what version mdk? I'm still using mdk9.0 and kpackage is broken here. Installing rpms from the command line should still work regardless of the environment being used. Sharrea -- Help Microsoft stamp out piracy - give Linux to a friend today Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Broken KDE
I don't use kde, but it seems when other people have trouble, a common solution is to rename the .kde dir and let kde start over. hopefully the mail filters, etc, in the .kde dir can be copied... I've broken KDE somehow,I've lost the ability to install RPM's from it.Everything works OK in Gnome. Has anyone got any idea how to fix it? Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Broken KDE
On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 09:30, drew wrote: Hello All, I've broken KDE somehow,I've lost the ability to install RPM's from it.Everything works OK in Gnome. Has anyone got any idea how to fix it? Drew You could login to Gnome, rename the ~/home/yournamehere/.kde directory, then login to KDE again - this will recreate all of the default KDE setups/configurations/themes for you - that way you can discern what exactly went wrong in the first place... -- Sun Jul 20 10:05:01 EST 2003 10:05:01 up 6 days, 2:08, 2 users, load average: 0.11, 0.07, 0.06 - |____ |kuhn media australia| | /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | || | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+ RH 9 Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 - * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * If you laid all of our laws end to end, there would be no end. -- Mark Twain Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Broken KDE
On Sunday 20 Jul 2003 12:30 am, drew wrote: Hello All, I've broken KDE somehow,I've lost the ability to install RPM's from it.Everything works OK in Gnome. Has anyone got any idea how to fix it? Drew Open KDEControlCentreComponentsFileAssociations Type rpm in the 'Find filename pattern' box select the '-x-rpm' file type that appears The 'Application Preference order' should have 'Software Installer' at the top of the list. If it is not there add it. Use /usr/bin/gurpmi as the command. Also check you have the gurpmi RPM installed. (rpm -q gurpmi in a terminal) derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Broken KDE
On Saturday 19 July 2003 05:10 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 09:30, drew wrote: Hello All, I've broken KDE somehow,I've lost the ability to install RPM's from it.Everything works OK in Gnome. Has anyone got any idea how to fix it? Drew You could login to Gnome, rename the ~/home/yournamehere/.kde directory, then login to KDE again - this will recreate all of the default KDE setups/configurations/themes for you - that way you can discern what exactly went wrong in the first place... Actually, easier is to drop to a virtual terminal or console and issue the command mv .kde .kdebackup and .kde will dissappear, and be renamed as .kdebackup. mv is equivalent to move in WinSnooze, and mv is used to rename files and directories. Basically, I only say this to set you all free from the graphical desktop, and let you in on the power of the commandline. Rob -- Linux: For the people, by the people. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Broken KDE
On Saturday 19 July 2003 04:30 pm, drew wrote: Hello All, I've broken KDE somehow,I've lost the ability to install RPM's from it.Everything works OK in Gnome. Has anyone got any idea how to fix it? Try running Kpackage from a console terminal, just type kpackage at the prompt and press enter. Most KDE programs will issue complaints in the terminal that only go to the bit bucket when it is run from the Kmenu. Then try to install an rpm from kpackage. If there are complaints, see if you can figure it out, otherwise tell us here what's up. You could also install the rpm using the command: rpm -ivh thefilenamehere.rpm. If its a program that you are upgrading, then try rpm -Uvh thefilenamehere.rpm Rob -- Linux: For the people, by the people. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
