Re: [expert] urpmi, apt-get

2001-02-28 Thread John Wolford
I upgraded it manually by downloading it from an update mirror (there are many listed off the Mandrake website) and typing at the command prompt something like # rpm -Uv MandrakeUpdate-whateverversion.i586.rpm Actually, i think that was for the version that came with 7.1. It was broken in that

Re: [expert] urpmi, apt-get

2001-02-28 Thread Marc Siegel
Thanks for the response, > In my experience, there are just some things you have to update manually. > Like MandrakeUpdate! I had problems with that too, until i updated it How did you update it manually, and to what version? I was asking the question because i want to figure out how to get urpm

Re: [expert] urpmi, apt-get

2001-02-28 Thread John Wolford
Hi Marc, In my experience, there are just some things you have to update manually. Like MandrakeUpdate! I had problems with that too, until i updated it manually. Also, in case you're not using it totally properly, go into the preferences menu (a sub-menu of one of the main drop-downs) and sel

Re: [expert] urpmi, apt-get

2001-02-27 Thread Simon Cousins
On Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:51:15 -0500 Marc Siegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am a user of Mandrake 7.2 and i would like an easier time upgrading things. > For some reason I've never been able to get MandrakeUpdate to work, btw. Hi Mark, MandrakeUpdate shouldn't be giving you tro

[expert] urpmi, apt-get

2001-02-27 Thread Marc Siegel
Hi all, I am a user of Mandrake 7.2 and i would like an easier time upgrading things. For some reason I've never been able to get MandrakeUpdate to work, btw. I was wondering if someone could help me figure out a good use of urpmi or apt-get or whatnot, for instance using the hard-to-find kde