Re: [newbie] easyurpmi

2005-02-16 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
> > Yes it does thank you. I looked for an explanation of urpmi worked > > (googled) but got sites with mirrors without explanation. I had hoped I > > would learn by doing! So thanks for the explanation - it clarifies > > things for me. > > Rosemary, have you read > http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/b

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi

2005-02-16 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 16 Feb 2005 16:46, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > > Rosemary, it is not telling you to write the config file, it is saying > > that it has written the config file for you. Now if you want a file like > > ksetiwatch for instance, all you do

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi

2005-02-15 Thread Aron Smith
On Wednesday 16 February 2005 09:46 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > > Your welcome, after I sent it I thought it was either to simple or to > > harsh sounding, and I did not mean for it to be either. Once you get the > > hang of all this you will find that it is much more satisfying because > >

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi

2005-02-15 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
> > Your welcome, after I sent it I thought it was either to simple or to harsh > sounding, and I did not mean for it to be either. Once you get the hang of > all this you will find that it is much more satisfying because you have > control and can do as you want with your computer and know why t

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi

2005-02-15 Thread Dennis Myers
On Wednesday 16 February 2005 10:46 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > > Rosemary, it is not telling you to write the config file, it is saying > > that it has written the config file for you. Now if you want a file like > > ksetiwatch for instance, all you do is type as su a command "urpmi > > kse

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi

2005-02-15 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
> Rosemary, it is not telling you to write the config file, it is saying that > it has written the config file for you. Now if you want a file like > ksetiwatch for instance, all you do is type as su a command "urpmi > ksetiwatch" and if you have that file on one of your urpmi mirrors it will > st

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi

2005-02-15 Thread dduffner
This is a text file and is not executable. If you want to look at it, type the following: more /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg Dennis > Hello all, > > Decided to have a look at this and see if I could figure it out. Now I'm > stuck. This is the last few lines of my terminal > > ...retrieving done >

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi

2005-02-15 Thread Dennis Myers
On Tuesday 15 February 2005 10:58 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > Hello all, > > Decided to have a look at this and see if I could figure it out. Now I'm > stuck. This is the last few lines of my terminal > > ...retrieving done > examining hdlist file [/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.plf-free.

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi

2005-02-15 Thread SnapafunFrank
RickSisler wrote: Rosemary McGillicuddy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hello all, Decided to have a look at this and see if I could figure it out. Now I'm stuck. This is the last few lines of my terminal ...retrieving done examining hdlist file [/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.plf-free.cz] writi

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi

2005-02-14 Thread RickSisler
Rosemary McGillicuddy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hello all, > > Decided to have a look at this and see if I could figure it out. Now I'm > stuck. This is the last few lines of my terminal > > ...retrieving done > examining hdlist file [/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.plf-free.cz] > writing l

[newbie] easyurpmi

2005-02-14 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
Hello all, Decided to have a look at this and see if I could figure it out. Now I'm stuck. This is the last few lines of my terminal ...retrieving done examining hdlist file [/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.plf-free.cz] writing list file for medium "plf-free" examining pubkey file of "plf-free

[newbie] easyurpmi mirrors that get never updated - security risk

2005-01-26 Thread Philippe Landau
hello can mandrakesoft please remove the uk mirror from it's lists, it was never updated this year and using it puts users at risk of loosing their personal data all while believing all is fine as they regularly "update" their system ... kind regards philippe -- ftp://ftp.sunsite.org.uk/package

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi 10.0 d/l says 10.1 - quick question

2005-01-23 Thread Julie Sloan
Answering my own question... and replacing it with a followup question: --- From: Julie Sloan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jan 23, 2005 6:40 PM To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: [newbie] easyurpmi 10.0 d/

[newbie] easyurpmi 10.0 d/l says 10.1 - quick question

2005-01-23 Thread Julie Sloan
When getting urpmi updates from easyurpmi.zarb.org, I notice that although I've picked "10.0 official" from the drop-down list, all the media I get has a "10.1" innit. Maybe I'm overly cautious now, but, IS this a problem? If it is, what do I do about the one media I installed before I notic

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi site gone

2004-12-18 Thread Aron Smith
On Saturday 18 December 2004 08:32 pm, Dennis Duffner wrote: > At 08:44 PM 12/18/2004, you wrote: > >On Saturday 18 December 2004 07:57 am, Dennis Duffner wrote: > > > Steve Jeppesen wrote: > > > >On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 08:41:17 -0600 > > > > > > > >Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>http://easy

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi site gone

2004-12-18 Thread Dennis Duffner
At 08:44 PM 12/18/2004, you wrote: On Saturday 18 December 2004 07:57 am, Dennis Duffner wrote: > Steve Jeppesen wrote: > >On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 08:41:17 -0600 > > > >Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ > >> > >>easyurpmi website is no longer mirrored here. > >>They are ha

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi site gone

2004-12-18 Thread Dennis Duffner
No problem. Once in a while, I do get something right. ;-) At 01:26 PM 12/18/2004, you wrote: On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 11:36:34 -0600 Dennis Duffner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boy did I hose THAT post up. > > Try http://urpmi-addmedia.org Thanks Dennis I was thinking there had to be another site beca

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi site gone

2004-12-18 Thread Aron Smith
On Saturday 18 December 2004 07:57 am, Dennis Duffner wrote: > Steve Jeppesen wrote: > >On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 08:41:17 -0600 > > > >Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ > >> > >>easyurpmi website is no longer mirrored here. > >>They are having to many issues and the hassle

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi site gone

2004-12-18 Thread Steve Jeppesen
On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 11:36:34 -0600 Dennis Duffner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boy did I hose THAT post up. > > Try http://urpmi-addmedia.org Thanks Dennis I was thinking there had to be another site because they called it a mirror - just didn't know how to find out what site they mirrored. -

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi site gone

2004-12-18 Thread Dennis Duffner
Boy did I hose THAT post up. Try http://urpmi-addmedia.org At 09:57 AM 12/18/2004, you wrote: Steve Jeppesen wrote: On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 08:41:17 -0600 Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ easyurpmi website is no longer mirrored here. They are having to many issues and the ha

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi site gone

2004-12-18 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 18 Dec 2004 14:41, Chris wrote: > http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ > It's an important resource, and between the fact that they seem to keep changing urls and the fact that it has been down frequently lately it is most frustrating. Anne - --

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi site gone

2004-12-18 Thread Dennis Duffner
Steve Jeppesen wrote: On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 08:41:17 -0600 Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ easyurpmi website is no longer mirrored here. They are having to many issues and the hassle isn't worth it even after I complain and ask for a better way to sync. just seen i

Re: [newbie] easyurpmi site gone

2004-12-18 Thread Steve Jeppesen
On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 08:41:17 -0600 Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ > > easyurpmi website is no longer mirrored here. > They are having to many issues and the hassle isn't worth it even > after I complain and ask for a better way to sync. just seen it myself and am t

[newbie] easyurpmi site gone

2004-12-18 Thread Chris
http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ easyurpmi website is no longer mirrored here. They are having to many issues and the hassle isn't worth it even after I complain and ask for a better way to sync. This is the 4 th time in a week there site has been un-reachable. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] for complaints

[newbie] EasyUrpmi

2004-10-13 Thread Anne Wilson
EasyUrpmi has moved to http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club