Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread Merlin Zener
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 17:35, ed tharp wrote: On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 04:21, Merlin Zener wrote: On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:22, Greg Meyer wrote: On Wednesday 08 October 2003 06:41 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but There is

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread John Richard Smith
Merlin Zener wrote: On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 17:35, ed tharp wrote: On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 04:21, Merlin Zener wrote: On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:22, Greg Meyer wrote: On Wednesday 08 October 2003 06:41 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread Derek Jennings
On Saturday 11 Oct 2003 10:23 am, Merlin Zener wrote: SNIP Thanks again for the information, Derek. it brings up a couple of interesting points: first, I only have two CDs; I got them with APC magazine in Australia. Anyway, you're right I looked in Konquerer and dia-0.90 *is* on CD2 - so

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread C. Tresenriter
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:00:11 +0100 DJ wrote: IF I can jump in here I'm trying to add my CDROMs (powerpack 9.1) to the software sources |To do that from Mandrake Control CentreSoftwareSoftware Source |Manager select all the entries for your CDs and delete them. Close the |GUI | |Insert CD1

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Saturday 11 October 2003 16:47, C. Tresenriter wrote: On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:00:11 +0100 DJ wrote: IF I can jump in here I'm trying to add my CDROMs (powerpack 9.1) to the software sources |To do that from Mandrake Control CentreSoftwareSoftware Source |Manager select all the

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread C. Tresenriter
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 17:14:47 +0200 HJB wrote: |You have to specify the RPMSx directory (where x is the number i.e. |removable://mnt/mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMSx with ../synthesishdlist.cz | |good luck, |HarM Ahhh... Thanks HarM! good to know. curt Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread Merlin Zener
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 06:32, julian wrote: [...snip] thanks for the explanations, Julian. picking up the process where the trouble starts: ./configure (this prepares for the actual build. It may fail if you don't have the particular software development packages that it needs

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread stormjumper
- Original Message - From: Merlin Zener [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 06:32, julian wrote: [...snip] thanks for the explanations, Julian. picking up the process where the trouble starts: ./configure

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread Merlin Zener
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 06:35, Derek Jennings wrote: [...snip] Merlin If you want to install dia just Open your Mandrake Control CentreSoftwareManagementSoftware Install and type dia in the search box . You will find it is already on your CDs Hi Derek, thanks for your reply.

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread Merlin Zener
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:22, Greg Meyer wrote: On Wednesday 08 October 2003 06:41 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but There is a prebuilt package for dia in the Mandrake distribution. Just use rpmdrake or urpmi from the command

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 10 Oct 2003 9:12 am, Merlin Zener wrote: On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 06:35, Derek Jennings wrote: [...snip] Merlin If you want to install dia just Open your Mandrake Control CentreSoftwareManagementSoftware Install and type dia in the search box . You will find it is already

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread ed tharp
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 04:21, Merlin Zener wrote: On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:22, Greg Meyer wrote: On Wednesday 08 October 2003 06:41 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but There is a prebuilt package for dia in the Mandrake

[newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Merlin Zener
Hi, I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but just right now I can't seem to find it. Not looking in the right help file or man page, I guess. I did google on install and install problems and such, came across a couple of pages but nothing that actually explain what

[newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Merlin Zener
Hi, I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but just right now I can't seem to find it. Not looking in the right nelp file or man page, I guess. I did google on install and install problems and such, came across a couple of pages but nothing that actually explain what

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Merlin Zener
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 05:41, Merlin Zener wrote: Hi, [...snip] sorry about the duplicate. I had the half-finished version in the outbox, edited it then sent it, but then it seems it [Evolution] didn't delete the original version... ??? It's been that kind of day... -- Merlin Zener Piano,

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread julian
On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 23:37, Merlin Zener wrote: Hi, I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but just right now I can't seem to find it. Not looking in the right help file or man page, I guess. I did google on install and install problems and such, came across a

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Derek Jennings
On Wednesday 08 Oct 2003 11:37 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: Hi, I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but just right now I can't seem to find it. Not looking in the right help file or man page, I guess. I did google on install and install problems and such, came

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Roel
Hallo Merlin On 9 Oct 2003 05:37:44 (my local time 00:37:44), Merlin Zener wrote: MZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] dia-0.91]# whereami MZ bash: whereami: command not found This should be 'whoami' MZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] merlin]# cron MZ bash: cron: command not found This should be 'crontab' MZ [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Greg Meyer
On Wednesday 08 October 2003 06:41 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but There is a prebuilt package for dia in the Mandrake distribution. Just use rpmdrake or urpmi from the command line to install it. # urpmi dia installing