Re: [newbie] Urpmi update problem.

2005-04-03 Thread Mr. Geek
Simon wrote: On Saturday 02 Apr 2005 20:52, Mr. Geek wrote: Simon; You have to uninstall libMagick7.8.1 = 6.1.8.9-0.1010.1plf and possibly ImageMagick-6.1.8.9-0.1010.1plf before you can install the newer version of both packages using; urpme ImageMagick-6.1.8.9-0.1010.1plf which should also remove

Re: [newbie] Urpmi update problem.

2005-04-03 Thread Simon
On Saturday 02 Apr 2005 20:52, Mr. Geek wrote: > Simon; You have to uninstall libMagick7.8.1 = 6.1.8.9-0.1010.1plf and > possibly ImageMagick-6.1.8.9-0.1010.1plf before you can install the > newer version of both packages using; > > urpme ImageMagick-6.1.8.9-0.1010.1plf > > which should also remo

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-23 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 16:32, Julie Sloan wrote: > Stephen Kühn wrote: > > Julie Sloan lied: > >> > >>[sorry - anything further I'll post to the OT list] > >> > > > > Down the mighty Mississip, into the Gulf, through the Panama Canal, head > > directly SSW and don't stop till you smack into Windang

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-23 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Saturday 22 January 2005 04:38 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: > Tom Brinkman wrote: > > On Saturday 22 January 2005 10:32 am, Julie Sloan wrote: > >>I copied /home to a CD, will reinstall 10.0, and hopefully > >>during the reinstall will set up a storage partition or two. > >>I'm dualbooting WinXP and M

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-23 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 23 Jan 2005 15:52, Paul wrote: > > ResierFS is a file system, not a partition - like the windows NTFS, > FAT32. You can choose which file-system your linux partitions use > ReiserFS, Ext3, etc To some extent the choice of file system is a pe

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-23 Thread Paul
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 00:02, Julie Sloan wrote: > Paul wrote: > > Julie Sloan wrote: > >>Tom Brinkman wrote: > >> > >> > >>>In the > >>>re-install, make a separate /home dir this time ;) Also, IME, > >>>one real big /stor dir is better than many. > >> > >>>BTW, when you re-install I recommend Re

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-23 Thread Graham Watkins
Margot wrote: Nooo! I think we'd better transfer any further 'goat' discussion to the OT list... Yup, before you get everybody's goat :-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Cl

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Stephen Kühn wrote: Julie Sloan lied: [sorry - anything further I'll post to the OT list] Down the mighty Mississip, into the Gulf, through the Panama Canal, head directly SSW and don't stop till you smack into Windang Island. Else, ship the goats to Knott County, KY and a mate of mine will git'em

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Aron Smith
On Saturday 22 January 2005 05:21 pm, Paul wrote: > On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 23:03, Stephen Kühn wrote: > > On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 09:42, Julie Sloan wrote: > > > > Goats are accepted in lieu of cash, Margot. > > > > > > Pssst, Margot - - my nextdoor neightbors are raising goats and wouldn't > > > miss

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Aron Smith
On Saturday 22 January 2005 11:44 am, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 06:35, Julie Sloan wrote: > > Anne Wilson wrote: > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > On Saturday 22 Jan 2005 16:31, Julie Sloan wrote:consider Stephen's > > > advice > > > > > >>Gonna

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 11:26, Julie Sloan wrote: > Stephen Kühn wrote: > >Julie Sloan wrote: > >>Stephen Kühn wrote: > >>> > >>>My barbie is primed up and ready. > >>> > >> > >> > >>MMMmm. I'm rowing. Expect me sometime in March.. > >> > >>Julie > > > > > > Dunno if anyone's ever rowed from

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Stephen Kühn wrote: On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 11:02, Julie Sloan wrote: What about a ReiserFS? Or is that something else, not a type of partition as I thought? thanks, Julie Let's make it as simply put as possible. Create the partitions: /boot (ext3) / (ReiserFS) SWAP /home (ReiserFS) Bear in mind

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Stephen Kühn wrote: Julie Sloan wrote: Stephen Kühn wrote: My barbie is primed up and ready. MMMmm. I'm rowing. Expect me sometime in March.. Julie Dunno if anyone's ever rowed from the west coast of the US to the east coast of Australia before...interesting thought, but. Hmmm... down Trip

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 11:02, Julie Sloan wrote: > Stephen Kühn wrote: > > > Goat steak, goat stew, goat pie, goat cheese, goat ala mode, goat ala > > carte, goat burgers, goat kebabs, goat gyros, goat sausages, goat > > patties, goat casserole...the list goes on. > > > > My barbie is primed up an

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 11:02, Julie Sloan wrote: > What about a ReiserFS? Or is that something else, not a type of > partition as I thought? > > > thanks, > Julie Let's make it as simply put as possible. Create the partitions: /boot (ext3) / (ReiserFS) SWAP /home (ReiserFS) Bear in mind that

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Margot
Julie Sloan wrote: Stephen Kühn wrote: On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 09:18, Margot wrote: Can I sign up for a 'support contract'? Goats are accepted in lieu of cash, Margot. Pssst, Margot - - my nextdoor neightbors are raising goats and wouldn't miss a couple! J Please send 2 nice goats direct to Lanma

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Paul wrote: Julie Sloan wrote: Tom Brinkman wrote: In the re-install, make a separate /home dir this time ;) Also, IME, one real big /stor dir is better than many. BTW, when you re-install I recommend ReiserFS. And make a separate /boot partition (~50mb's, ext3). Ratio of '/' to '/home' wi

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Stephen Kühn wrote: Goat steak, goat stew, goat pie, goat cheese, goat ala mode, goat ala carte, goat burgers, goat kebabs, goat gyros, goat sausages, goat patties, goat casserole...the list goes on. My barbie is primed up and ready. MMMmm. I'm rowing. Expect me sometime in March.. Julie --

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Lanman
Stephen Kühn wrote: HAD sentimental value. All gone now. -- stephen kuhn Had? Hmmm. Take Care Stephen. G'Night! -- Lanman Registered Linux User #190712 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 10:38, Lanman wrote: > Stephen Kühn wrote: > > On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 07:59, Lanman wrote: > > > > > >>Damn Stephen! Did you have to list every one of our flaws? There's > >>honesty and then there's Brutal honesty! Nest thing you know, women will > >>be dating their hard dr

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Lanman
Stephen Kühn wrote: It's quite alright. On THIS list, women are allowed to choose top or bottom. -- stephen kuhn OK, Now! See? That was funny! Especially when taken out of context! Good On Ya Mate! -- Lanman Registered Linux User #190712 Want to

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Lanman
Stephen Kühn wrote: On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 07:59, Lanman wrote: Damn Stephen! Did you have to list every one of our flaws? There's honesty and then there's Brutal honesty! Nest thing you know, women will be dating their hard drives, Sigh! Well, maybe I can just increase my support contracts inst

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Lanman
Paul wrote: On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 23:03, Stephen Kühn wrote: On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 09:42, Julie Sloan wrote: Goats are accepted in lieu of cash, Margot. Pssst, Margot - - my nextdoor neightbors are raising goats and wouldn't miss a couple! J Goat steak, goat stew, goat pie, goat cheese, goat ala

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Paul
On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 23:03, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 09:42, Julie Sloan wrote: > > > > > > Goats are accepted in lieu of cash, Margot. > > > > > > > > > Pssst, Margot - - my nextdoor neightbors are raising goats and wouldn't > > miss a couple! > > > > > > J > > Goat stea

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Lanman
Margot wrote: Lanman wrote: Damn Stephen! Did you have to list every one of our flaws? There's honesty and then there's Brutal honesty! Nest thing you know, women will be dating their hard drives, Sigh! Well, maybe I can just increase my support contracts instead! Grin! Way to go! Now the secre

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 10:09, Margot wrote: > > Nooo! I think we'd better transfer any further 'goat' discussion > to the OT list... Speaking of the OT list - what the heck ever happened to those that initially screamed for an OT IRC channel - which exists, but no one on this list ever goes

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Margot
Stephen Kühn wrote: On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 09:42, Julie Sloan wrote: Goats are accepted in lieu of cash, Margot. Pssst, Margot - - my nextdoor neightbors are raising goats and wouldn't miss a couple! J Goat steak, goat stew, goat pie, goat cheese, goat ala mode, goat ala carte, goat burgers, goa

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Paul
On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 22:38, Julie Sloan wrote: > Tom Brinkman wrote: > > On Saturday 22 January 2005 10:32 am, Julie Sloan wrote: > > > >>I copied /home to a CD, will reinstall 10.0, and hopefully > >>during the reinstall will set up a storage partition or two. > >>I'm dualbooting WinXP and Mandr

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 09:42, Julie Sloan wrote: > > > > Goats are accepted in lieu of cash, Margot. > > > > > Pssst, Margot - - my nextdoor neightbors are raising goats and wouldn't > miss a couple! > > > J Goat steak, goat stew, goat pie, goat cheese, goat ala mode, goat ala carte, goat bu

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Stephen Kühn wrote: On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 09:18, Margot wrote: Can I sign up for a 'support contract'? Goats are accepted in lieu of cash, Margot. Pssst, Margot - - my nextdoor neightbors are raising goats and wouldn't miss a couple! J -- Wa

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Tom Brinkman wrote: On Saturday 22 January 2005 10:32 am, Julie Sloan wrote: I copied /home to a CD, will reinstall 10.0, and hopefully during the reinstall will set up a storage partition or two. I'm dualbooting WinXP and Mandrake; have the Win on the original harddrive and Mandrake on its own, se

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 09:18, Margot wrote: > > Can I sign up for a 'support contract'? Goats are accepted in lieu of cash, Margot. -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alter

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Margot
Lanman wrote: Damn Stephen! Did you have to list every one of our flaws? There's honesty and then there's Brutal honesty! Nest thing you know, women will be dating their hard drives, Sigh! Well, maybe I can just increase my support contracts instead! Grin! Way to go! Now the secret's out of the

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Saturday 22 January 2005 10:32 am, Julie Sloan wrote: > > If /home's not on a separate partition now, and you > > have enough diskspace on a storage partition, just copy your > > entire /home directory to that partition.  Then copy it back > > in after a re-install of 10.0, overwriting the insta

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 07:54, Julie Sloan wrote: > Stephen Kühn wrote: > > > > Difference between a hard drive and a man: > > > Thanks for the explanation! > > > BTW, sorry for my earlier top-posting, I'd forgotten it is preferable to > bottom-post on this list? > > > Julie It's quite alrig

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 07:59, Lanman wrote: > Damn Stephen! Did you have to list every one of our flaws? There's > honesty and then there's Brutal honesty! Nest thing you know, women will > be dating their hard drives, Sigh! Well, maybe I can just increase my > support contracts instead! Grin! >

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Lanman
Julie Sloan wrote: Stephen Kühn wrote: Difference between a hard drive and a man: Thanks for the explanation! BTW, sorry for my earlier top-posting, I'd forgotten it is preferable to bottom-post on this list? Julie Kinda like the difference between top-feeding and bottom-feeding, but way differ

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Lanman
Stephen Kühn wrote: On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 07:38, Julie Sloan wrote: Well, after sleeping on the harddrive I am confusing the two ;) Stephen Kühn wrote: Linux causes you to tear out hair? Are you sure you're not confusing linux with men? Men causing you to tear your hair out I can fully unders

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Stephen Kühn wrote: Difference between a hard drive and a man: Thanks for the explanation! BTW, sorry for my earlier top-posting, I'd forgotten it is preferable to bottom-post on this list? Julie -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from Ma

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 07:38, Julie Sloan wrote: > Well, after sleeping on the harddrive I am confusing the two > ;) > > > > Stephen Kühn wrote: > > > Linux causes you to tear out hair? Are you sure you're not confusing > > linux with men? Men causing you to tear your hair out I can fully >

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Well, after sleeping on the harddrive I am confusing the two ;) Stephen Kühn wrote: Linux causes you to tear out hair? Are you sure you're not confusing linux with men? Men causing you to tear your hair out I can fully understand, but linux? Nah. Easier to control. Much more so than men. Ask M

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 06:35, Julie Sloan wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Saturday 22 Jan 2005 16:31, Julie Sloan wrote:consider Stephen's advice > > > >>Gonna start from scratch. I've burned just about all of ~/ onto a CD > >>and shoul

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Anne Wilson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 22 Jan 2005 16:31, Julie Sloan wrote:consider Stephen's advice Gonna start from scratch. I've burned just about all of ~/ onto a CD and should probably wait a day before I reinstall, to see if I think of anything else I n

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 22 Jan 2005 16:32, Julie Sloan wrote: > > I copied /home to a CD, will reinstall 10.0, and hopefully during the > reinstall will set up a storage partition or two. I'm dualbooting WinXP > and Mandrake; have the Win on the original harddriv

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 22 Jan 2005 16:31, Julie Sloan wrote:consider Stephen's advice > > Gonna start from scratch. I've burned just about all of ~/ onto a CD > and should probably wait a day before I reinstall, to see if I think of > anything else I need to sav

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Lanman
Julie Sloan wrote: I came to the same conclusion after sleeping on it. Thankfully K3b still works! Ouch! You slept on your hard drive? Didn't that hurt? Grin! thanks, Julie -- Lanman Registered Linux User #190712 Want to buy your Pack or Ser

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Tom Brinkman wrote: On Friday 21 January 2005 04:13 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: To satisfy dependencies, the following 556 packages are going to be installed (1088 MB): I am on dialup. 22Mb takes an hour and a half. Do I need 1088 additional Mb?? It's not 1088 'additional' mb. MOF, it's not eve

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 22 Jan 2005 12:41, Lanman wrote: Don't forget to save your ".Mail" folder as well as your std.vcf file, documents and any other media or data you'd like to save. If you need help setting up a second hard drive on this PC, just holler back to the list or to me "off-lis

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Lanman wrote: Julie; Margot asked me to drop in and lend a hand if possible. I've had a quick look at the thread in order to catch up. If I understand things clearly, you were trying to do a 10.0 update, but accidentally did an update using 10.1 sources and now several things are broken. Hi Lanm

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Margot wrote: Julie, I suggest you start new threads for each new problem you encounter - I can't help with Kmail addressbook as I've never used Kmail, and I don't even use KDE - but if you start a thread marked "lost Kmail addressbook" I'm sure that someone here will be able to help you find it

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 22 Jan 2005 04:35, Julie Sloan wrote: There should be a text file with that info in your ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/addressbook or something like that I don't use kmail. Open it in a terminal and you should have your info. thank you Mike, but no, no addrbook in that dire

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Stephen Kühn wrote: On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 15:38, Julie Sloan wrote: when I run rpmdrake I get this: IF it were me, at this stage, I would backup what I could, and format the HD and start fresh. I came to the same conclusion after sleeping on it. Thankfully K3b still works! thanks, Julie --

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Friday 21 January 2005 04:13 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: > What is your choice? (1-4) 4 > To satisfy dependencies, the following 556 packages are going > to be installed (1088 MB): > > > > I am on dialup.  22Mb takes an hour and a half.  Do I need 1088 > additional Mb?? It's not 1088 'additio

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Lanman
Anne Wilson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 22 Jan 2005 12:41, Lanman wrote: Don't forget to save your ".Mail" folder as well as your std.vcf file, documents and any other media or data you'd like to save. If you need help setting up a second hard drive on this PC,

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 22 Jan 2005 12:41, Lanman wrote: > > Don't forget to save your ".Mail" folder as well as your std.vcf file, > documents and any other media or data you'd like to save. If you need > help setting up a second hard drive on this PC, just holle

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Lanman
Anne Wilson wrote: The folder is called kabc and the file is probably std.vcf Anne Julie; Margot asked me to drop in and lend a hand if possible. I've had a quick look at the thread in order to catch up. If I understand things clearly, you were trying to do a 10.0 update, but accidentally did an

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 22 Jan 2005 04:35, Julie Sloan wrote: > > There should be a text file with that info in your > > ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/addressbook or something like that I don't > > use kmail. Open it in a terminal and you should have your info. > > than

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Margot
Julie Sloan wrote: BTW I've located my mailboxes - all with weird names but oh well, I can get the data out of them now - - but where is my KMail addresbook? All I've found so far is "recently used" addresses, which is nicely more than I had a few hours ago but still not the entire mailing list

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 15:38, Julie Sloan wrote: > when I run rpmdrake I get this: IF it were me, at this stage, I would backup what I could, and format the HD and start fresh. -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Julie Sloan
Stephen Kühn wrote: MCC won't open? Gnome is broken? That definitely sounds like some problems. Can you run rpmdrake? Does that do anything? Because I'm wondering if perl might be borked. when I run rpmdrake I get this: $ rpmdrake Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "gal

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Julie Sloan
mike wrote: Julie Sloan wrote: Aron Smith wrote: On Friday 21 January 2005 02:13 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: fine so far, but then !AAACK!! restarting urpmi One of the following packages is needed: 1- masqmail-0.2.18-3mdk.i586 : Offline Mail Transfert Agent (to install) 2- ssmtp-2.60.7-1mdk.i5

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Julie Sloan
Stephen Kühn wrote: On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 13:04, Julie Sloan wrote: KMail and Kontact will not open. My addressbook is in KMail. I am using Mozilla now, and that is fine, but I need to get into KMail to get my addresses and contact information! Cannot get into MCC No screensavers Gnome deskto

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread mike
Julie Sloan wrote: > Aron Smith wrote: > >> On Friday 21 January 2005 02:13 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: >> >>> >>> fine so far, but then !AAACK!! >>> >>> restarting urpmi >>> One of the following packages is needed: >>> 1- masqmail-0.2.18-3mdk.i586 : Offline Mail Transfert Agent (to >>> instal

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 13:04, Julie Sloan wrote: > KMail and Kontact will not open. My addressbook is in KMail. I am > using Mozilla now, and that is fine, but I need to get into KMail to get > my addresses and contact information! > > Cannot get into MCC > > No screensavers > > Gnome deskto

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 13:49, Julie Sloan wrote: > Aron Smith wrote: > > On Friday 21 January 2005 02:13 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: > > > >>restarting urpmi > >>One of the following packages is needed: > >> 1- masqmail-0.2.18-3mdk.i586 : Offline Mail Transfert Agent (to install) > >> 2- ssmtp-2.60.7-

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Julie Sloan
Aron Smith wrote: On Friday 21 January 2005 02:13 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: restarting urpmi One of the following packages is needed: 1- masqmail-0.2.18-3mdk.i586 : Offline Mail Transfert Agent (to install) 2- ssmtp-2.60.7-1mdk.i586 : A minimal mail-transfer agent which forwards mail to an SMTP serv

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Julie Sloan
Aron Smith wrote: On Friday 21 January 2005 02:13 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: fine so far, but then !AAACK!! restarting urpmi One of the following packages is needed: 1- masqmail-0.2.18-3mdk.i586 : Offline Mail Transfert Agent (to install) 2- ssmtp-2.60.7-1mdk.i586 : A minimal mail-transfer ag

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Aron Smith
On Friday 21 January 2005 02:13 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: > Aron Smith wrote: > > On Friday 21 January 2005 08:42 am, Julie Sloan wrote: > >>Aron Smith wrote: > >>>On Thursday 20 January 2005 09:26 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: > >Julie if I may chime in get 10.0 right first then try upgrading to > >

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Julie Sloan
Aron Smith wrote: On Friday 21 January 2005 08:42 am, Julie Sloan wrote: Aron Smith wrote: On Thursday 20 January 2005 09:26 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: Julie if I may chime in get 10.0 right first then try upgrading to 10.1 much easier BTW do you have broadband ? What I've done is in my ignorance begun

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Aron Smith
On Friday 21 January 2005 08:42 am, Julie Sloan wrote: > Aron Smith wrote: > > On Thursday 20 January 2005 09:26 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: > >>>Julie if I may chime in get 10.0 right first then try upgrading to 10.1 > >>>much easier BTW do you have broadband ? > >> > >>What I've done is in my ignoranc

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Julie Sloan
Aron Smith wrote: On Thursday 20 January 2005 09:26 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: Julie if I may chime in get 10.0 right first then try upgrading to 10.1 much easier BTW do you have broadband ? What I've done is in my ignorance begun updating 10.1 when what I had was six-month-old 10.0 installed from disc

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-21 Thread Aron Smith
On Thursday 20 January 2005 09:26 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: > > Julie if I may chime in get 10.0 right first then try upgrading to 10.1 > > much easier BTW do you have broadband ? > > What I've done is in my ignorance begun updating 10.1 when what I had > was six-month-old 10.0 installed from discs.

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-20 Thread Julie Sloan
Julie if I may chime in get 10.0 right first then try upgrading to 10.1 much easier BTW do you have broadband ? What I've done is in my ignorance begun updating 10.1 when what I had was six-month-old 10.0 installed from discs. The 10.0 was fine :( until I messed it up with this "update." No

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-20 Thread Julie Sloan
Aron Smith wrote: On Thursday 20 January 2005 04:52 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: I hate reverse gear, so if I can get some advice along the way I'll just plan to plow ahead... Julie if I may chime in get 10.0 right first then try upgrading to 10.1 much easier BTW do you have broadband ? Hi Aron, no,

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-20 Thread Aron Smith
On Thursday 20 January 2005 04:52 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: > Lanman wrote: > > Margot wrote: > >> Julie Sloan wrote: > >>> Aha. Yes. Oops. Help? > >>> > >>> Julie > >> > >> OK Julie, decision time! You have vital parts of Mandrake missing > >> (Mandrake Control Center) as well as vital parts of KD

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-20 Thread Julie Sloan
Lanman wrote: Margot wrote: Julie Sloan wrote: Aha. Yes. Oops. Help? Julie OK Julie, decision time! You have vital parts of Mandrake missing (Mandrake Control Center) as well as vital parts of KDE. You can go one of 2 ways: - Complete reinstall of 10.0 from the CDs (wipe out absolutely ever

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-20 Thread Julie Sloan
Margot wrote: Julie Sloan wrote: Margot wrote: On another list you mentioned that you bought the Mandrake CDs last summer - as 10.1 didn't exist then, are the CDs for 10.0? Because you now say you're running 10.1 - did you just install 10.0 from the CDs and then set your urpmi sources for versio

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-20 Thread Lanman
Margot wrote: Julie Sloan wrote: Margot wrote: First, check what version of kdebase you have installed - if any! Open the Mandrake Control Center, Unable to run the command specified. The file or folder file:/usr/share/applnk-mdk/System/Configuration/Configure your computer.desktop does not e

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-20 Thread Margot
Julie Sloan wrote: Margot wrote: First, check what version of kdebase you have installed - if any! Open the Mandrake Control Center, Unable to run the command specified. The file or folder file:/usr/share/applnk-mdk/System/Configuration/Configure your computer.desktop does not exist. Then, r

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-20 Thread Julie Sloan
Margot wrote: First, check what version of kdebase you have installed - if any! Open the Mandrake Control Center, Unable to run the command specified. The file or folder file:/usr/share/applnk-mdk/System/Configuration/Configure your computer.desktop does not exist. Then, report back here...

Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-20 Thread Margot
Julie Sloan wrote: Hi all - - I see this mentioned in the Cooker archives, May and December 2003, but if someone also posted a solution I either missed it or am too dense to recognize it for what it is. FWIW the archive subject lines are: [Cooker] urpmi bug or not? (probably something with virtua

[newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-19 Thread Julie Sloan
Hi all - - I see this mentioned in the Cooker archives, May and December 2003, but if someone also posted a solution I either missed it or am too dense to recognize it for what it is. FWIW the archive subject lines are: [Cooker] urpmi bug or not? (probably something with virtual packages...) and

Re: [newbie] urpmi update database

2004-12-12 Thread Martin Hardie
Mikkel, Derek and Kaj Thanks I got it going and now can watch my vcd's! Thanks again Martin On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 17:38, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Sunday 12 December 2004 11:00, Martin Hardie wrote: > >>Hi > >> > >>I have been trying for days to install mplayer a

Re: [newbie] urpmi update database

2004-12-12 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Derek Jennings wrote: On Sunday 12 December 2004 11:00, Martin Hardie wrote: Hi I have been trying for days to install mplayer and kmplayer using the rpm drake without luck - always bad signatures etc on files needed. so I tried urpmi and it tells ema fter failign i need to update my data base: "Yo

Re: [newbie] urpmi update database

2004-12-12 Thread Derek Jennings
On Sunday 12 December 2004 11:00, Martin Hardie wrote: > Hi > > I have been trying for days to install mplayer and kmplayer using the rpm > drake without luck - always bad signatures etc on files needed. > > so I tried urpmi and it tells ema fter failign i need to update my data > base: > > "You ma

Re: [newbie] urpmi update database

2004-12-12 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Sunday 12 December 2004 12:00, Martin Hardie wrote: > I have been trying for days to install mplayer and kmplayer using > the rpm drake without luck - always bad signatures etc on files > needed. > > so I tried urpmi and it tells ema fter failign i need to update > my data base: > > "You may wa

[newbie] urpmi update database

2004-12-12 Thread Martin Hardie
Hi I have been trying for days to install mplayer and kmplayer using the rpm drake without luck - always bad signatures etc on files needed. so I tried urpmi and it tells ema fter failign i need to update my data base: "You may want to update your urpmi database" how do I do that?? Martin #

Re: [newbie] urpmi/update problems

2003-08-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 6:47 pm, Paul wrote: > On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 13:34, Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 12:28 am, Paul wrote: > > > I cannot use urpmi to update. When I use the software management in MCC > > > I get an error message "there is an error while adding the update

Re: [newbie] urpmi/update problems

2003-08-14 Thread Paul
On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 19:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I cannot use urpmi to update. When I use the software management in MCC > > I get an error message "there is an error while adding the update medium > > via urpmi, may be due to a broken or temp.unavailable mirror". This is > > repeated on a

Re: [newbie] urpmi/update problems

2003-08-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 12:28 am, Paul wrote: > I cannot use urpmi to update. When I use the software management in MCC > I get an error message "there is an error while adding the update medium > via urpmi, may be due to a broken or temp.unavailable mirror". This is > repeated on all mirrors. > >

Re: [newbie] urpmi/update problems

2003-08-14 Thread rick
> I cannot use urpmi to update. When I use the software management in MCC > I get an error message "there is an error while adding the update medium > via urpmi, may be due to a broken or temp.unavailable mirror". This is > repeated on all mirrors. > > If I attempt to updtae via software sources ma

Re: [newbie] urpmi/update problems

2003-08-08 Thread Paul
On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 22:00, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 6:47 pm, Paul wrote: > > On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 13:34, Derek Jennings wrote: > > > On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 12:28 am, Paul wrote: > > > > I cannot use urpmi to update. When I use the software management in MCC > > > > I ge

Re: [newbie] urpmi/update problems

2003-08-06 Thread Paul
On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 13:34, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 12:28 am, Paul wrote: > > I cannot use urpmi to update. When I use the software management in MCC > > I get an error message "there is an error while adding the update medium > > via urpmi, may be due to a broken or temp.

Re: [newbie] urpmi update performed on Xine...

2003-07-18 Thread Pilagá
El Vie 18 Jul 2003 02:07, dfox escribió: > Haven't seen that one yet. Installing xine is confusing, > since there are so many components and it is unclear to > me which to install. > > What distro are you using? I was using 9.1/cooker until > recently. My recent addition (CD/DVD combo drive) seems

Re: [newbie] urpmi update performed on Xine...

2003-07-18 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 18 Jul 2003 7:26 am, Brooks Family wrote: > I'm using 9.1, but I don't know about the cooker thing. Actually, > I just did a urpmi update and then did an install using the GUI in > the Mandrake Control Center and it installed Xine, Mplayer, and > Totem perfectly, and they all seem to run

Re: [newbie] urpmi update performed on Xine...

2003-07-17 Thread Brooks Family
I'm using 9.1, but I don't know about the cooker thing.  Actually, I just did a urpmi update and then did an install using the GUI in the Mandrake Control Center and it installed Xine, Mplayer, and Totem perfectly, and they all seem to run like a champ now.  *shrug*  I don't know how or why, bu

Re: [newbie] urpmi update performed on Xine...

2003-07-17 Thread dfox
> > > xine: relocation error: xine: undefined symbol: xine_engine_set_param > Haven't seen that one yet. Installing xine is confusing, since there are so many components and it is unclear to me which to install. What distro are you using? I was using 9.1/cooker until recently. My recent additio

Re: [newbie] URPMI Update

2002-09-19 Thread s
On Thursday 19 September 2002 10:50 pm, Larry Theden wrote: > > Pretty much. MOT, you'll be ahead of the isos. Like right after > > What, then, is the advantage (if any) of downloading/burning the > betas/RCs as they come down the pipe? > I suppose, if nothing else, having *a* set of bootable

Re: [newbie] URPMI Update

2002-09-19 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Thursday September 19 2002 10:01 am, Jim Gentry wrote: > I have been updating MDK 9.0RC2 with urpmi for the past several days. > Yesterday I noticed that there was a RC3 being released. Does > updating RC2 daily with urpmi give me the same system as downloading > and installing RC3 .iso's?