Re: [expert] updates to 9.2

2003-11-01 Thread Pedro Capiscol
Hi. El Jueves 30 Octubre 2003 02:53, Michael Noble escribió: > I just reloaded my 9.2 and installed updates. Now I not only do not > have any screen savers but the menus are almost completely empty. Some > of the Start option menus are completely gone. I can not even get a > terminal started. >

Re: [expert] updates to 9.2

2003-10-29 Thread Greg Meyer
On Wednesday 29 October 2003 09:53 pm, Michael Noble wrote: > I just reloaded my 9.2 and installed updates. Now I not only do not > have any screen savers but the menus are almost completely empty. Some > of the Start option menus are completely gone. I can not even get a > terminal started. > I

[expert] updates to 9.2

2003-10-29 Thread Michael Noble
I just reloaded my 9.2 and installed updates. Now I not only do not have any screen savers but the menus are almost completely empty. Some of the Start option menus are completely gone. I can not even get a terminal started. I have been fond of Mandrake but this is really a disappointment when i

RE: [expert] updates CD..

2003-03-26 Thread Frankie
cool, thanks heaps... rgds Franki -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steffen Barszus It is easier to modify the defaults in urpmi: #- default options. my $update = 0; my $media = ''; my $synthesis = ''; my $auto = 0; my $allow_medium_change

Re: [expert] updates CD..

2003-03-26 Thread Steffen Barszus
On Wednesday 26 March 2003 14:35, Frankie wrote: > I suppose i could go though the calls to urpmi in MandrakeUpdate and > add --noclean > > was hoping there was an easier way though.. > > It should be a checkbox on the GUI. > It is easier to modify the defaults in urpmi: #- default options. my $u

RE: [expert] updates CD..

2003-03-26 Thread Frankie
: Wednesday, 26 March 2003 9:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] updates CD.. > Incidently, does anyone know of a way to stop MandrakeUpdate deleting the > files in /var/cache/urpmi/rpms Hi, I asked this a while back and got some responses but mainly for urpmi from the comman

Re: [expert] updates CD..

2003-03-26 Thread Paul Fotheringham
> Incidently, does anyone know of a way to stop MandrakeUpdate deleting the > files in /var/cache/urpmi/rpms Hi, I asked this a while back and got some responses but mainly for urpmi from the command line. I looked at some of the scripts involved in MandrakeUpdate but didn't figure out ho

Re: [expert] updates CD..

2003-03-26 Thread Bill Mullen
On Wed, 2003-03-26 at 06:00, Frankie wrote: > Incidently, does anyone know of a way to stop MandrakeUpdate deleting the > files in /var/cache/urpmi/rpms > > That would be handy, then I could just grab all the packages and burn them > to CD... The urpmi man page offers this pearl of wisdom:

[expert] updates CD..

2003-03-26 Thread Frankie
Hi guys, Just curious.. Is there an updates iso made anywere?? seems like that would be handy, and could even be automated.. I'm currently downloading all the updates in the mdk9 updates directory on FTP.. so I can update all my machines completely without having to do each one.. Incidently,

[expert] Updates with non-mdk packages - e.g. snort

2003-01-29 Thread stefmit
Hello - all experts: What is your recommended/preferred/used methodology for upgrading previously installed mdk packages, with latest non-mdk rpms or even tar balls, with minimal or no effect on existing conifguration and workings? Example: I have 1.8.7 snort, pre-installed from the mdk packagi

Re: [expert] Updates

2002-03-12 Thread daRcmaTTeR
Hoyt wrote: > On Monday 11 March 2002 03:43 pm, you wrote: > > >>But you do not need to do it that way. >>If you are fairly sure that you will have no unsatisfied depends and/or >>conflicts then: mount /mnt/cdrom and: cd /mnt/cdrom or the directory if you >>created such on the cdrom. Then do: rp

Re: [expert] Updates

2002-03-12 Thread daRcmaTTeR
Charles A Edwards wrote: > On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:22:11 -0500 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I downloaded all the updates (security and otherwise) in RPM form and burned them to >CDROM. I was wondering if I could use the software updates app to update my >installation of Mandrake 8.1 from

Re: [expert] Updates

2002-03-11 Thread Hoyt
On Monday 11 March 2002 03:43 pm, you wrote: > But you do not need to do it that way. > If you are fairly sure that you will have no unsatisfied depends and/or > conflicts then: mount /mnt/cdrom and: cd /mnt/cdrom or the directory if you > created such on the cdrom. Then do: rpm -Uvh *rpm > This

Re: [expert] Updates

2002-03-11 Thread Jonathan Dlouhy
On Monday 11 March 2002 03:22 pm, you wrote: > I downloaded all the updates (security and otherwise) in RPM form and > burned them to CDROM. I was wondering if I could use the software > updates app to update my installation of Mandrake 8.1 from that > CDROM? > > Thanks! > Robert Robert, I would

Re: [expert] Updates

2002-03-11 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:22:11 -0500 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I downloaded all the updates (security and otherwise) in RPM form and burned them to >CDROM. I was wondering if I could use the software updates app to update my >installation of Mandrake 8.1 from that CDROM? > Afraid not. Your

[expert] Updates

2002-03-11 Thread irexbeta
I downloaded all the updates (security and otherwise) in RPM form and burned them to CDROM. I was wondering if I could use the software updates app to update my installation of Mandrake 8.1 from that CDROM? Thanks! Robert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://w

Re: [expert] updates

2001-11-30 Thread Vincent Danen
On Fri Nov 30, 2001 at 04:49:30PM +0100, Gniazdowski wrote: > Where can i find that updates: > - new XX-mdk (especialy security fixes for kernels <2.4.10), > - security updates, > - some other important bugfixes ? Pretty much any mirror... take a look at http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.hpp3

[expert] updates

2001-11-30 Thread Gniazdowski
Hi. Where can i find that updates: - new XX-mdk (especialy security fixes for kernels <2.4.10), - security updates, - some other important bugfixes ? I now that i can use UpdateManager application, butt... it did only find SSH updates (security), and Mozilla (bugfixes)... Well, i think that th

[expert] Updates (Descent Config utils in Mandrake 8.0 PLEASE!)

2001-03-02 Thread Alen Salamun
I have just read some stuff about MandrakeSoft making new ISO's with all the security fixes etc.. I don't think this is what we need. Ok, it is good if you release some "Updates" CD's for the people that don't have fast connections, but many of us just stick to updates. What we need is (like man

[expert] Updates

2000-02-21 Thread Carl A. Cook
On MandrakeUser it says, "You can keep your Mandrake-Linux distribution up to date by using the 'MandrakeUpdate' program installed on your box." But I find no evidence of such a utility on 7.0.2... Also, anyone know how to change the size of the KDE system font? (in menus, etc) In Gnome you p

Re: [expert] Updates broken

1999-09-05 Thread John LeMay
I seem to have a problem updating as well, but not exactly the same. Wu-ftpd seems to be a problem. If I attempt to update this package, I receive errors indicating incompatabilities with BeroFTPd. Ken Archer wrote: > > I seem to have broken Mandrake Updates. I installed 6.0 last week and used

[expert] Updates broken

1999-09-05 Thread Ken Archer
I seem to have broken Mandrake Updates. I installed 6.0 last week and used Update to ... update it. It worked without a hitch. I have since updated the kernel to 2.2.11 and XFree to 3.3.5 with rpms and added some more KDE programs. Now, when I try Update, I get the error message "Error whi

Re: [expert] updates ...

1999-08-17 Thread Sheldon Lee Wen
Linux Group DIFI wrote: > > Hi, > > try to use the 2.2.9-27mdk kernel I,ve had the unmount problem too and it's > resolved. Yeah but VMWare doesn't work with it. Sheldon. > > (I hope) > R.A.F. > > > > > Brett Jones wrote: > > > > > > I currently have this problem and have come across no fi

Re: [expert] updates ...

1999-08-14 Thread Linux Group DIFI
Hi, try to use the 2.2.9-27mdk kernel I,ve had the unmount problem too and it's resolved. (I hope) R.A.F. > > Brett Jones wrote: > > > > I currently have this problem and have come across no fixes. I've tried the > > tips in the pcmcia how-to with zero results, and I've tried running the > >

Re: [expert] updates ...

1999-08-13 Thread Sheldon Lee Wen
Brett Jones wrote: > > I currently have this problem and have come across no fixes. I've tried the > tips in the pcmcia how-to with zero results, and I've tried running the > latest 2.2.10 kernel packages from the cooker dist. I'm just running the > 2.2.9-19 kernel and living with the umount trou

Re: [expert] updates ...

1999-08-11 Thread Brett Jones
I currently have this problem and have come across no fixes. I've tried the tips in the pcmcia how-to with zero results, and I've tried running the latest 2.2.10 kernel packages from the cooker dist. I'm just running the 2.2.9-19 kernel and living with the umount trouble. Maybe one of the Mandrake

[expert] updates ...

1999-08-11 Thread Ramon Nieto
I updated the kernel and initscripts packages due to the unmount problem at shutdown time... well now i have another problem, the cardmgr program can't load the modules for the pcmcia and it saids that's because a lack of memory ... does anybody of you have (or had) the same problem? how did y

Re: [expert] updates to GNOME?

1999-07-31 Thread Jacques Le Marois
Al Niessner wrote: > > If anyone at Mandrake is reading this group, when are the updates to > GNOME going to be ready? The GNOME site is up to 1.0.7 and you are > shiping with 1.0.4-7. Please let me know so I can decide if I want to > build the RPM myself or wait. > > Al Did you look to cooke

[expert] updates to GNOME?

1999-07-31 Thread Al Niessner
If anyone at Mandrake is reading this group, when are the updates to GNOME going to be ready? The GNOME site is up to 1.0.7 and you are shiping with 1.0.4-7. Please let me know so I can decide if I want to build the RPM myself or wait. Al

Re: [expert] Updates

1999-06-23 Thread Brook Humphrey
Tima Vaisburd wrote: > Bernhard Rosenkraentzer wrote: > > > On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Tima Vaisburd wrote: > > > > Trying to burn Mandrake-6.0 CD and having a previous experience with > > > RedHat 4.1 - 5.1, I downloaded the 6.0 tree and updates and then "cleverly" > > > replaced the packages from Man

Re: [expert] Updates

1999-06-22 Thread Anonymous
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Tima Vaisburd wrote: > But it seems the installation from HD partition works well with updated > packages too. Could anybody explain why? The non-updated packages are not as bad as some people claim. > There were updated glibc-2.1.1-10 packages, that disappeared afterwards.

Re: [expert] Updates

1999-06-22 Thread Anonymous
Bernhard Rosenkraentzer wrote: > On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Tima Vaisburd wrote: > > Trying to burn Mandrake-6.0 CD and having a previous experience with > > RedHat 4.1 - 5.1, I downloaded the 6.0 tree and updates and then "cleverly" > > replaced the packages from Manrdake/RPMS with updated packages.

Re: [expert] Updates

1999-06-21 Thread Anonymous
On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Tima Vaisburd wrote: > Trying to burn Mandrake-6.0 CD and having a previous experience with > RedHat 4.1 - 5.1, I downloaded the 6.0 tree and updates and then "cleverly" > replaced the packages from Manrdake/RPMS with updated packages. You should run genhdlist after doing st

Re: [expert] Updates

1999-06-21 Thread Anonymous
On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Tima Vaisburd wrote: > > Hi all! > > First of all, thanks for Mandrake. > Probably it's a wrong list, nobody calls me an expert, but I myself > think I'm not a beginner already ;-) > > I have a suggestion for a next version of Mandrake. > > Trying to burn Mandrake-6.0 C

[expert] Updates

1999-06-21 Thread Anonymous
Hi all! First of all, thanks for Mandrake. Probably it's a wrong list, nobody calls me an expert, but I myself think I'm not a beginner already ;-) I have a suggestion for a next version of Mandrake. Trying to burn Mandrake-6.0 CD and having a previous experience with RedHat 4.1 - 5.1, I downl