[newbie] What is urpmi?

2005-01-23 Thread Mike Chalmers
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Re: [newbie] What is urpmi?

2005-01-23 Thread Derek Jennings
On Sunday 23 January 2005 23:47, Mike Chalmers wrote: Will someone tell me what urpmi is? From, Mike Chalmers _ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security.

Re: [newbie] What is urpmi?

2005-01-23 Thread Julie Sloan
-Original Message- From: Mike Chalmers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jan 23, 2005 6:47 PM To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: [newbie] What is urpmi? Will someone tell me what urpmi is? From, Mike Chalmers URPMI is a way to install programs on a Mandrake system without having to find

Re: [newbie] What is urpmi?

2005-01-23 Thread Mike Chalmers
From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: Re: [newbie] What is urpmi? Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:10:19 + On Sunday 23 January 2005 23:47, Mike Chalmers wrote: Will someone tell me what urpmi is? From, Mike Chalmers

Re: [newbie] What is urpmi?

2005-01-23 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Monday 24 January 2005 00:47, Mike Chalmers wrote: Will someone tell me what urpmi is? OK, before I fall asleep : All Open Source software is available as *source code*, i.e. written text. As such an application can be downloaded to your hard drive. Then, you face the challenge to compile

Re: [newbie] What is urpmi?

2005-01-23 Thread Derek Jennings
On Monday 24 January 2005 00:30, Mike Chalmers wrote: SNIP I think I see what you are saying. If I wanted to install a program such as xdesktopwaves it will tell me that I need to have gcc installed and it will install the Mandrake gcc rpm file for me. Is urpmi only for Mandrake? Is what I

Re: [newbie] What is urpmi?

2005-01-23 Thread Mike Chalmers
From: Kaj Haulrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: Re: [newbie] What is urpmi? Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 01:47:10 +0100 On Monday 24 January 2005 00:47, Mike Chalmers wrote: Will someone tell me what urpmi is? OK, before I fall asleep

Re: [newbie] What is urpmi?

2005-01-23 Thread Mike Chalmers
From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: Re: [newbie] What is urpmi? Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:49:46 + On Monday 24 January 2005 00:30, Mike Chalmers wrote: SNIP I think I see what you are saying. If I wanted