[newbie] RPMDrake

2005-03-19 Thread Robert Yu
After using noclean to keep the files into the directory, how will I be able to access the directory as normal user? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub

Re: [newbie] RpmDrake

2004-07-15 Thread Job Evers
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004, Piero wrote: > I downloaded an rpm-package for Realplayer. Can I use RpmDrake in order to > install it? It looks as if the only available packages for RpmDrake are those > contained in a list, probably coming from the installation cds, and I do not > understand how to add a ne

[newbie] RpmDrake

2004-07-15 Thread Piero
I downloaded an rpm-package for Realplayer. Can I use RpmDrake in order to install it? It looks as if the only available packages for RpmDrake are those contained in a list, probably coming from the installation cds, and I do not understand how to add a new package to this list. -- Piero _

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake--Initializing

2004-06-18 Thread JoeHill
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:35:43 +0200 Kaj Haulrich disseminated the following: > > Every time I try to install a program from rpmdrake, it goes for > > initializing. I think it is looking for a connection. How can I > > make rpmdrake not to look for programs on-line. For example I am > > trying to in

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake--Initializing

2004-06-18 Thread Lanman
OOzy wrote: Every time I try to install a program from rpmdrake, it goes for initializing. I think it is looking for a connection. How can I make rpmdrake not to look for programs on-line. For example I am trying to install an FTP client and I am sure there is one on my disks; I don't want to get o

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake--Initializing

2004-06-18 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Friday 18 June 2004 13:17, OOzy wrote: > Every time I try to install a program from rpmdrake, it goes for > initializing. I think it is looking for a connection. How can I > make rpmdrake not to look for programs on-line. For example I am > trying to install an FTP client and I am sure there is

[newbie] rpmdrake--Initializing

2004-06-18 Thread OOzy
Every time I try to install a program from rpmdrake, it goes for initializing. I think it is looking for a connection. How can I make rpmdrake not to look for programs on-line. For example I am trying to install an FTP client and I am sure there is one on my disks; I don't want to get one from on-l

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake bug and question re running 10.1 cooker

2004-04-07 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Tuesday 06 April 2004 21:03, Chuck Mattsen wrote: > Well, as it turns out my botched KDE (and other updates) was due to > that rpmdrake bug (Bugzilla 9411) ... packages were downloading but > not installing, and remaining in /var/cache/urpmi/rpms. > I wonder if thats my problem? > Given that I

[newbie] Rpmdrake bug and question re running 10.1 cooker

2004-04-06 Thread Chuck Mattsen
Well, as it turns out my botched KDE (and other updates) was due to that rpmdrake bug (Bugzilla 9411) ... packages were downloading but not installing, and remaining in /var/cache/urpmi/rpms. The bad news is that it threw my system into a state of disarray for awhile (particularly if, like me, you

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake

2004-03-06 Thread Amichai Rotman
On Saturday 06 March 2004 06:09, rhein wrote: > Hello, > I try to use rpmdrake to add a medium (contrib file) and I get this > error message after a long time of waiting... > > Unable to update medium... > Errors: > urpmi database locked > urpmi database locked > retrieve of source hdlist failed >

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake

2004-03-06 Thread Margot
rhein wrote: Hello, I try to use rpmdrake to add a medium (contrib file) and I get this error message after a long time of waiting... Unable to update medium... Errors: urpmi database locked urpmi database locked retrieve of source hdlist failed no hdlist file found for medium contrib problem rea

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake

2004-03-05 Thread Marc Resnick
On Friday 05 March 2004 11:09 pm, rhein wrote: > Hello, > I try to use rpmdrake to add a medium (contrib file) and I get this > error message after a long time of waiting... > > Unable to update medium... > Errors: > urpmi database locked > urpmi database locked > retrieve of source hdlist failed >

[newbie] rpmdrake

2004-03-05 Thread rhein
Hello, I try to use rpmdrake to add a medium (contrib file) and I get this error message after a long time of waiting... Unable to update medium... Errors: urpmi database locked urpmi database locked retrieve of source hdlist failed no hdlist file found for medium contrib problem reading synthesi

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake

2003-11-08 Thread Phil Newcombe
Thank you - I'm checking it out now. -- pn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake

2003-11-08 Thread Eric Huff
On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 08:40:31 -0800 Phil Newcombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Why don't I see all packages with rpmdrake? I think it's setup > properly with ftp mirrors for main, contrib , etc but when I look > for a package that I Know is on one of the mirrors (Python) it > doesn't

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake

2003-11-08 Thread Derek Jennings
On Saturday 08 Nov 2003 4:40 pm, Phil Newcombe wrote: > Hi all, > > Why don't I see all packages with rpmdrake? I think it's setup properly > with ftp mirrors for main, contrib , etc but when I look for a package > that I Know is on one of the mirrors (Python) it doesn't show up > anywhere in rpmd

[newbie] rpmdrake

2003-11-08 Thread Phil Newcombe
Hi all, Why don't I see all packages with rpmdrake? I think it's setup properly with ftp mirrors for main, contrib , etc but when I look for a package that I Know is on one of the mirrors (Python) it doesn't show up anywhere in rpmdrake. Thanks -- pn Want to buy your Pack or Services from M

Re: [newbie] RPMDRAKE is looking in HDC??

2003-06-19 Thread JoeHill
On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 00:43:25 +0100 Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > When I try to install rpm packages from the Mandrake 9.1 install cds, > rpmdrake is trying to load them from hdc instead of cdrom2. Any ideas > on how I would fix this problem? Go to MCC and make sure the Sources are con

[newbie] RPMDRAKE is looking in HDC??

2003-06-19 Thread Philip
When I try to install rpm packages from the Mandrake 9.1 install cds, rpmdrake is trying to load them from hdc instead of cdrom2. Any ideas on how I would fix this problem? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-14 Thread Greg Meyer
On Friday 14 February 2003 08:51 pm, Dennis Myers wrote: > > You have seen mine I think: > "Life is good, just don't weaken" I have two. The first is "You people are exhausting!" and the other is "I've gotta go!" -- Greg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-14 Thread Dennis Myers
On Friday 14 February 2003 12:47 pm, et wrote: > On Friday 14 February 2003 09:57 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > > >> Gerrofff! That's my line. 'Linux is about choice' > > > > Talking about lines... > > My line is "no one likes whiners" > > > > Rob > > Ok,, if we are gonna all add their "lines" min

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-14 Thread Robert Wideman
>> Gerrofff! That's my line. 'Linux is about choice' Talking about lines... My line is "no one likes whiners" Rob Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-14 Thread Robert Wideman
>> I understood that, I just thought that my reply had caught the >> eye of others >> who were also a bit hot under the collar, so to speak, and they >> were hoping >> for something else to take out of context, I saw your apology and >> explaination, and I hope everyone that had so much energy over

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-14 Thread Robert Wideman
>> > > What exactly did you mean by that, ed? ;) >> > > >> > > LX >> > > >> > > > >> __ >> > "if we don't agree we don't exist"? that statement is so far >> in left field, >> > unless it has something to do with part of this th

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 14 Feb 2003 11:14 am, et wrote: > On Friday 14 February 2003 04:25 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Friday 14 Feb 2003 12:51 am, et wrote: > > > well really I think it was Anne that made the statement in question; > > > "OK - if we don't agree, we don't exist" if you made that statement, > >

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-14 Thread et
On Friday 14 February 2003 04:25 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Friday 14 Feb 2003 12:51 am, et wrote: > > well really I think it was Anne that made the statement in question; "OK > > - if we don't agree, we don't exist" if you made that statement, perhaps > > you would like to explain it. > > I don't

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 14 Feb 2003 12:51 am, et wrote: > well really I think it was Anne that made the statement in question; "OK - > if we don't agree, we don't exist" if you made that statement, perhaps you > would like to explain it. > I don't agree with Rush Limbaugh, but I am pretty sure we both exist. Et

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Jerry Barton
On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 20:11:23 + Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: snip > > I have wondered sometimes, though, whether it is always clear where you are > going to get the update from. I think plf always indicate that in their > name, (I don't know about others because I don't use them),

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Robert Wideman
>> well really I think it was Anne that made the statement in >> question; "OK - if >> we don't agree, we don't exist" if you made that statement, >> perhaps you would >> like to explain it. >> I don't agree with Rush Limbaugh, but I am pretty sure we both exist. OH, NM Rob Want to buy your

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread et
On Thursday 13 February 2003 10:59 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> On Thursday 13 February 2003 10:43 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> > >> > I have not seen one posting to Newbie OR Expert stating > >> > >> they like the > >> > >> > >> > separate programs for RPM installation. Its a hassle > >> > >>

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread et
On Thursday 13 February 2003 11:06 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 10:52, et wrote: > > On Thursday 13 February 2003 10:43 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > > > >> > I have not seen one posting to Newbie OR Expert stating they like > > > >> > the separate programs for RPM installation. I

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Thursday February 13 2003 10:06 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > the author really should go ahead and start back with the > > caffeine in their coffee, or less working on beta testting of > > uubp. > > What exactly did you mean by that, ed? ;) > > LX The uubp part? I'm still lookin fo

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Robert Wideman
>> > I dont get this option in my screen. What version of GURPMI are you >> > using, or whatever package it is? >> >> On my 9.0 system it is the stock pkgs >> >> urpmi--4.0-20.1mdk >> gurpmi-4.0-20.1mdk >> rpmdrake-2.0-27mdk Ah, this right-click has to be done on the right pane where the descript

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 16:43:32 -0600 "Robert Wideman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I dont get this option in my screen. What version of GURPMI are you > using, or whatever package it is? On my 9.0 system it is the stock pkgs urpmi--4.0-20.1mdk gurpmi-4.0-20.1mdk rpmdrake-2.0-27mdk Charles

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 13 Feb 2003 10:43 pm, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> Using rpmdrake right click in the info pane and select "maximum > >> information" > >> The info will now include the source repository from which the pkg will > >> be fetched. > > I dont get this option in my screen. What version of GURP

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Robert Wideman
>> Using rpmdrake right click in the info pane and select "maximum >> information" >> The info will now include the source repository from which the pkg will >> be fetched. I dont get this option in my screen. What version of GURPMI are you using, or whatever package it is? Rob Want to buy yo

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Greg Meyer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 13 February 2003 04:23 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > 1) RpmDrake helps you install software packages > > 2) Mandrake Update helps you apply any fixes or upgrades to installed > packages > > 3) Rpmdrake helps you remove software packages > > 4)

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 13 Feb 2003 9:03 pm, Charles A Edwards wrote: > On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 20:11:23 + > > Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have wondered sometimes, though, whether it is always clear where > > you are going to get the update from. > > Using rpmdrake right click in the info pane

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 14:55, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > On Thursday 13 February 2003 02:49 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > This has gone on so long that I have forgotten the beginning. What are the > > 4 functions? Under 9.0, add software is among my most-used, remove > > software comes a good way be

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 20:11:23 + Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have wondered sometimes, though, whether it is always clear where > you are going to get the update from. Using rpmdrake right click in the info pane and select "maximum information" The info will now include the sourc

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Dale Huckeby
On 12 Feb 2003, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > Well, I've done searches within the newbie and expert lists for > "rpmdrake" and I see almost no vocality on a positive note for rpmdrake > 2.1. This isn't from memory, this is from a hard search for "rpmdrake" > thru all emails I have. My lists here date ba

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Robert Wideman
>> I agree about the Mandrake Choices default, it's really >> annoying. I would >> prefer that it remembered your last use, as for most of us it would >> automaticlly come up with the right choice 95% of times. I totally agree. Same with asking for a password going into it since i always do it f

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 13 Feb 2003 8:00 pm, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> This has gone on so long that I have forgotten the beginning. > >> What are the 4 > >> functions? Under 9.0, add software is among my most-used, > >> remove software > >> comes a good way behind that. What are the other two? > > Sources

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 04:54 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > Well, I've done searches within the newbie and expert lists for > "rpmdrake" and I see almost no vocality on a positive note for rpmdrake > 2.1. This isn't from memory, this is from a hard search for "rpmdrake" > thru all emails I have

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned -- and a possile security issue

2003-02-13 Thread John Wilson
On Thursday 13 February 2003 08:08 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > Dude, go take some morphine (or your favorite illegal drug) and space out > for a while. > > > > Rob True..he's way out of line with that comment and that finally convinced me not to vote for the "old" rpmdrake in list of rpm's we wa

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 13 Feb 2003 5:47 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 12:33, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > my interpatation of statements like this is either it is no so freaking > > > far out of context no one can possibly figure it out, or the author > > > really should go ahead and sta

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread civileme
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 12:17 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 14:51, Tom Brinkman wrote: > >Now Lyvim, I believe you read the cooker list and should know this > > was all hammered out, fuss'd about, reasons given, and concessions > > made months ago on the cooker list. If

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 12:33, Anne Wilson wrote: > > my interpatation of statements like this is either it is no so freaking far > > out of context no one can possibly figure it out, or the author > > really should go ahead and start back with the caffeine in their > > coffee, or less worki

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 13 Feb 2003 4:00 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Thursday 13 February 2003 10:43 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > > >> > I have not seen one posting to Newbie OR Expert stating they like > > >> > the separate programs for RPM installation. Its

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 13 Feb 2003 3:52 pm, et wrote: > On Thursday 13 February 2003 10:43 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > > >> > I have not seen one posting to Newbie OR Expert stating they like > > >> > the separate programs for RPM installation. Its a hassle > > >> > > >> switching between the > > >> > > >> >

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 20:32, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Wednesday 12 February 2003 04:17 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > Behind the scenes the "engine(s)" may be new and improved, > > That is why it was changed > > > but the interface just isn't getting it. > > That is your opinion, not a fact. Gla

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 20:22, Tom Brinkman wrote: > On Wednesday February 12 2003 03:17 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > I used to could start rpmdrake 1.4 from an Eterm and then as I > > conducted actions in the UI, it would report back to Eterm exactly > > what it was doing, connecting to, unpacking, i

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 10:52, et wrote: > On Thursday 13 February 2003 10:43 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > > >> > I have not seen one posting to Newbie OR Expert stating they like the > > >> > separate programs for RPM installation. Its a hassle > > >> > > >> switching between the > > >> > > >> > dif

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Robert Wideman
>> Boy you are some kind of arrogant, arent you? Why in the hell are you >> trying to tell *me* what MY point is? I know full well what I was >> saying, and I know you don't give a rat's damn about it. So don't try to >> restate *my* point; you keep your restatements of anything restricted to >>

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 20:15, Benjamin Pflugmann wrote: > On Wed 2003-02-12 at 17:54:48 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 16:52, Benjamin Pflugmann wrote: > [...] > > > I wonder how often you change your sources, if you need to keep it > > > open... > > > > The point is that

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Robert Wideman
>> On Thursday 13 February 2003 10:43 am, Robert Wideman wrote: >> > >> > I have not seen one posting to Newbie OR Expert stating >> they like the >> > >> > separate programs for RPM installation. Its a hassle >> > >> >> > >> switching between the >> > >> >> > >> > different progs. >> > >> >> > >>

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Greg Meyer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 13 February 2003 10:43 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> > I have not seen one posting to Newbie OR Expert stating they like the > >> > separate programs for RPM installation. Its a hassle > >> > >> switching between the > >> > >> > different

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread et
On Thursday 13 February 2003 10:43 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> > I have not seen one posting to Newbie OR Expert stating they like the > >> > separate programs for RPM installation. Its a hassle > >> > >> switching between the > >> > >> > different progs. > >> > >> OK - if we don't agree, we do

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Robert Wideman
>> > (An example of a neglected new feature is the Samba setup >> wizard - To set >> > up a basic Samba server, all you have to do is press the Samba wizard >> > button in Mandrake Control Centre. Is there such a samba wizard? I dont have it installed, using NFS which i am not liking. Rob Wan

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Robert Wideman
>> > I have not seen one posting to Newbie OR Expert stating they like the >> > separate programs for RPM installation. Its a hassle >> switching between the >> > different progs. >> >> OK - if we don't agree, we don't exist. Not understanding what you meant by this. Rob Want to buy your Pac

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 13 Feb 2003 7:59 am, Vahur Lokk wrote: > On Wednesday 12 February 2003 22:32, you wrote: > > (An example of a neglected new feature is the Samba setup wizard - To set > > up a basic Samba server, all you have to do is press the Samba wizard > > button in Mandrake Control Centre. > > Aaa

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-13 Thread Anne Wilson
On Wednesday 12 Feb 2003 10:49 pm, Robert Wideman wrote: > >>Tho many were vocal (as you are) about the changes, the logic and > >> reasons for it as given by the Mdk. developers were compelling if not > >> convincing, and much progress has been made with the new versions > >> since. > > I have

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Vahur Lokk
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 22:32, you wrote: > (An example of a neglected new feature is the Samba setup wizard - To set > up a basic Samba server, all you have to do is press the Samba wizard > button in Mandrake Control Centre. Aaarrg Guess what I spent all

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Robert Wideman
>> On Wednesday February 12 2003 08:21 pm, Robert Wideman wrote: >> > This info is VERY useful for prep work on PLF DL's. You dont know >> > how many libraries are illegal in the US (DMCA laws) and can not be >> > DL through GURPMI for progs on PLF. pbone.net is great for this >> > since it gets

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Tom Brinkman
or pbone.net ? Get around what? > > >> -Original Message- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom > >> Brinkman Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:54 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re: [ne

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Greg Meyer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 12 February 2003 08:16 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Wednesday 12 February 2003 05:54 pm, Robert Wideman wrote: > > >> No matter how many people vote to put nVidia > > >> drivers in the > > >> distro, they won't go in. > > > > This is b/c of

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Robert Wideman
ECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Brinkman >> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:54 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned >> >> >> On Wednesday February 12 2003 03:30 pm, Jer

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Wednesday February 12 2003 03:30 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: > so, since rpmdrake's become enigmatic, anyone know what command > used to query a package BEFORE istallation to list every file it's > going to install (and where) so i could, for example, out the > output to a text file and read it firs

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Robert Wideman
>> the most important feature of 8.2's rpmdrake was that you could >> see... right there in front of you... what files it would put >> where if you installed it. with rpmdrake in 9.0 it's not there. >> I can't figure out HOW on EARTH to tell WHAT FILES a package >> installs so some rpms get insta

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Robert Wideman
>> I am somewhat new to the cooker list, and I just migrated to 9.1 beta. >> The difference is that now I've actually made the transition from >> "theory" to "practice" in my involvement with rpmdrake 2.x, and it isn't >> positive. I just don't believe the 4-way interface is as good as >> rpmdrake

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Robert Wideman
>> No matter how many people vote to put nVidia >> drivers in the >> distro, they won't go in. This is b/c of the nVidia license, not the voting of users. Correct? Rob Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

RE: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Robert Wideman
>>Tho many were vocal (as you are) about the changes, the logic and >> reasons for it as given by the Mdk. developers were compelling if not >> convincing, and much progress has been made with the new versions >> since. I have not seen one posting to Newbie OR Expert stating they like the sepa

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Charlie
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 12:09 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > Now try running the "new and improved" rpmdrake from an Eterm. It puts > you into "software packages installation" mode. Can you affect what > mode you want it to go into? Not according to rpmdrake --help. There > is not a method

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Benjamin Pflugmann
On Wed 2003-02-12 at 14:30:04 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] > the most important feature of 8.2's rpmdrake was that you could > see... right there in front of you... what files it would put where > if you installed it. with rpmdrake in 9.0 it's not there. Choose "maximum information". If

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Greg Meyer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 12 February 2003 04:54 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > Well, I've done searches within the newbie and expert lists for > "rpmdrake" and I see almost no vocality on a positive note for rpmdrake > 2.1. This isn't from memory, this is from a har

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 16:15, Greg Meyer wrote: > I just recall many discussions on a.o.l.m back during beta testing of 9.0 > discussing this very thing, with some people liking it and some people hating > it. I also recall the Cooker discussion during the development process that > spelled out

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Greg Meyer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 12 February 2003 04:45 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: > OH! Greg you're a godsend! > (what an odd way to do it... i never would have thought to do that... why > isn't there a big huge sign saying "right click the right pane and choose > maximum

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Derek Jennings
On Wednesday 12 Feb 2003 9:45 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: > On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 16:36:14 -0500 > > Greg Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Wednesday 12 February 2003 04:30 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: > > > this was changed in 9.0 and I was quit

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Benjamin Pflugmann
Aside from Tom's insighful comments[1], to set some facts straight... On Wednesday February 12 2003 01:09 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: [...] > thing. In LM91 beta 3, to duplicate the functionality of one LM82 > Rpmdrake UI instance, you must activate all four icon instances of > rpmdrake listed in MC

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Jerry Barton
On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 16:36:14 -0500 Greg Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wednesday 12 February 2003 04:30 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: > > this was changed in 9.0 and I was quite disappointed it with it too, ttytt. > > the most important feature

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Greg Meyer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 12 February 2003 04:30 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: > this was changed in 9.0 and I was quite disappointed it with it too, ttytt. > the most important feature of 8.2's rpmdrake was that you could see... > right there in front of you... what fil

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Jerry Barton
On 12 Feb 2003 14:09:03 -0500 Lyvim Xaphir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rpmdrake in LM82 was very eloquent and I got addicted to it in record > time; all functions right there at your fingertips, including > update/install/removal/source configuration. I got used to using it > almost on a daily

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 14:51, Tom Brinkman wrote: >Now Lyvim, I believe you read the cooker list and should know this > was all hammered out, fuss'd about, reasons given, and concessions > made months ago on the cooker list. If I'm terribly wrong, then > search the cooker archives back in O

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Greg Meyer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 12 February 2003 03:51 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > I hate to argue with you Lyvim, but I found th 8.2 version a tad confusing. > Sure it was all there, but somehow I was never sure that I was seeing > what I wanted to find. Perhaps it was

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Greg Meyer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 12 February 2003 03:17 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > > > If you are still on 8.2, you must have missed the fact that the new > > rpmdrake was introduced in 9.0 to quite favorable reaction. > > Favorable reaction where, exactly? I haven't se

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Derek Jennings
SNIP > >BTW, in the recent discussions of updating 9.1b3 from mirrors, I > failed to mention there's a new tool 'urpmi.setup' available. A > little GUI tool for the CL challenged to use urpmi. 'Course I haven't > used it ;)urpmi.setup-0.4.2-1mdk Gosh. I like it :-) urpmi.setup seems to

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 14:39, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Wednesday 12 February 2003 02:09 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > > > The positive side to all this is that in the Mandrakeclub RPM voting > > page, you can let it be known if you do not like LM9X Rpmdrake by > > casting your vote for Ctardif's entry,

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Wednesday February 12 2003 01:09 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > Whew. I tell you what guysI love 9.1 in general and so far > things have been working OK. But this new rpmdrake UI is the worst > idea I've seen in a long long time. I wish I had one or two > gallons of holy water, some wooden sta

Re: [newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Greg Meyer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 12 February 2003 02:09 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > The positive side to all this is that in the Mandrakeclub RPM voting > page, you can let it be known if you do not like LM9X Rpmdrake by > casting your vote for Ctardif's entry, listed as

[newbie] Rpmdrake in 9.1 needs to be stomped and burned

2003-02-12 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
Whew. I tell you what guysI love 9.1 in general and so far things have been working OK. But this new rpmdrake UI is the worst idea I've seen in a long long time. I wish I had one or two gallons of holy water, some wooden stakes and some nightvision goggles so I could put this undead monster

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake issue

2003-01-22 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Wednesday 22 January 2003 07:01, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> I suggest you do > >> urpmi.removemedia -ac > >> to remove *all* sources and start again. > >> > >> > >> just to remind you in case you missed yesterdays post. To put > >> your CD sources > >> in, insert CD1 in your CD drive then > >> >

RE: [newbie] rpmdrake issue

2003-01-21 Thread Robert Wideman
>> I suggest you do >> urpmi.removemedia -ac >> to remove *all* sources and start again. >> >> >> just to remind you in case you missed yesterdays post. To put >> your CD sources >> in, insert CD1 in your CD drive then >> >> urpmi.addmedia --distrib removable:///mnt/cdrom Ok, did that. At this po

RE: [newbie] rpmdrake issue

2003-01-21 Thread Robert Wideman
>> I suggest you do >> urpmi.removemedia -ac >> to remove *all* sources and start again. >> >> >> just to remind you in case you missed yesterdays post. To put >> your CD sources >> in, insert CD1 in your CD drive then >> >> urpmi.addmedia --distrib removable:///mnt/cdrom Ok, did that. At this po

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake issue

2003-01-21 Thread Derek Jennings
On Tuesday 21 Jan 2003 9:44 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> I suggest you do > >> urpmi.removemedia -ac > >> to remove *all* sources and start again. > >> > >> > >> just to remind you in case you missed yesterdays post. To put > >> your CD sources > >> in, insert CD1 in your CD drive then > >> > >>

RE: [newbie] rpmdrake issue

2003-01-21 Thread Robert Wideman
>> I suggest you do >> urpmi.removemedia -ac >> to remove *all* sources and start again. >> >> >> just to remind you in case you missed yesterdays post. To put >> your CD sources >> in, insert CD1 in your CD drive then >> >> urpmi.addmedia --distrib removable:///mnt/cdrom Ok, did that. At this po

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake issue

2003-01-20 Thread Derek Jennings
On Monday 20 Jan 2003 7:44 pm, Robert Wideman wrote: > # urpmi.addmedia Updates ftp://ftp.wtfo.com/pub/linux/mandrake/updates with > ../base/hdlist.cz > syntax error in config file at line 28 > unable to find hdlist file for "Updates-MDK9", medium ignored > added medium Updates SNIP Something is w

RE: [newbie] rpmdrake issue

2003-01-20 Thread Robert Wideman
# urpmi.addmedia Updates ftp://ftp.wtfo.com/pub/linux/mandrake/updates with ../base/hdlist.cz syntax error in config file at line 28 unable to find hdlist file for "Updates-MDK9", medium ignored added medium Updates examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 1 (x86) (

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake issue

2003-01-20 Thread Derek Jennings
On Monday 20 Jan 2003 6:38 am, Rob Wideman wrote: > I am having issues where rpmdrake (Software Sources > Manager) will not update when i add/delete something > AND it closes when i hit the "Remove" button. > > So i have found the /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg files and > removed the lines that i didnt want

[newbie] rpmdrake issue

2003-01-19 Thread Rob Wideman
I am having issues where rpmdrake (Software Sources Manager) will not update when i add/delete something AND it closes when i hit the "Remove" button. So i have found the /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg files and removed the lines that i didnt want. They are not listed anymore. The problem that i still hav

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake

2003-01-09 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Thursday January 9 2003 02:41 am, Tuija wrote: > Viestissä Keskiviikko 8. Tammikuuta 2003 18:35, Tom Brinkman kirjoitti: > >as root, > >urpmi.update -a ...will update all sources you've installed > >urpmi --auto-select ...will get the updates. Or better yet, > >urpmi.update -

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