[newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread Robert T. Yu
Since urpmi has a feature to keep updated packages in a cache directory for later, does RPMDrake adopt this feature as well? Thank you. === Main Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] School/work-related Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please make sure you're using the right mail!

Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 18 March 2005 09:36, Robert T. Yu wrote: Since urpmi has a feature to keep updated packages in a cache directory for later, does RPMDrake adopt this feature as well? Thank you. Yes Put the text no-clean (or it may be 'noclean' I can never remember) on a line between the first set

Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread Robert T. Yu
Yes Put the text no-clean (or it may be 'noclean' I can never remember) on a line between the first set of {}in the file /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg You mean typing (--noclean) like so? === Main Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] School/work-related Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please make sure you're using

Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread Robert T. Yu
Another question: when I su as root, does root priveleges apply only within the terminal or the operating system as a whole? === Main Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] School/work-related Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please make sure you're using the right mail!

Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread SnapafunFrank
Robert T. Yu wrote: Another question: when I su as root, does root priveleges apply only within the terminal or the operating system as a whole? === Main Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] School/work-related Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please make sure you're using the right mail!

Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread Robert T. Yu
Thank you for the answer and I hope I am not overstaying my welcome. If I were to do something like configuring Samba shares, do I have to login or SU as root? I figure that because I need to alter the smb.conf file. === Main Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] School/work-related Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 18 March 2005 10:52, Robert T. Yu wrote: Yes Put the text no-clean (or it may be 'noclean' I can never remember) on a line between the first set of {}in the file /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg You mean typing (--noclean) like so? No I mean what I said. Edit the file

Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 18 March 2005 11:26, Robert T. Yu wrote: Thank you for the answer and I hope I am not overstaying my welcome. If I were to do something like configuring Samba shares, do I have to login or SU as root? I figure that because I need to alter the smb.conf file. Once you have su'd to

Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread Robert T. Yu
Now, I hope I'm not being too ambiguous, but do I have to login as root for things like configuring Samba and programming? === Main Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] School/work-related Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please make sure you're using the right mail!

Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 18 March 2005 11:53, Robert T. Yu wrote: Now, I hope I'm not being too ambiguous, but do I have to login as root for things like configuring Samba and programming? No Logging in as root is never necessary. Mandrake goes out of its way to make logging in as root as difficult and

Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 18 March 2005 11:53, Robert T. Yu wrote: Now, I hope I'm not being too ambiguous, but do I have to login as root for things like configuring Samba and programming? No Logging in as root is never necessary. Mandrake goes out of its way to make logging in as root as

Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

2005-03-18 Thread Robert T. Yu
--- Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 18 March 2005 10:52, Robert T. Yu wrote: Yes Put the text no-clean (or it may be 'noclean' I can never remember) on a line between the first set of {}in the file /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg You mean typing (--noclean) like