Re: [newbie] urpmi update, kdebase problems

2005-01-22 Thread Julie Sloan
Stephen Kühn wrote: Difference between a hard drive and a man:snip 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

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

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:snip 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

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 Stephen Kühn
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 07:54, Julie Sloan wrote: Stephen Kühn wrote: Difference between a hard drive and a man:snip 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 alright. On

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 install

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

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

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,

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 --

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 burgers, goat

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 Mandrake; have the

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,

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 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

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 steak, goat stew, goat pie,

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

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

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 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 drives, Sigh!

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 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 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'

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

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 MS

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 and ready.

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

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

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 the west coast of the US to the east

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 start from scratch.

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 a couple!

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

2005-01-21 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. The

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

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 ignorance begun updating

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

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 10.1 much easier BTW

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

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

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-2.60.7-1mdk.i586 : A

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 desktop is

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 install) 2-

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

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-

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:

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: generous snip 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

2005-01-20 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

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: 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,

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

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

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

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 KDE. You can go one of 2

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 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. Now

[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

[newbie] Urpmi to upgrade 10.0 to 10.1?

2005-01-18 Thread Cameron MacDonald
Can urpmi be used to upgrade MDK 10.0 to 10.1? If so, suggestions on the best mirror to use? Thanks, Cam Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club :

Re: [newbie] Urpmi to upgrade 10.0 to 10.1?

2005-01-18 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 18 Jan 2005 22:51, Cameron MacDonald wrote: Can urpmi be used to upgrade MDK 10.0 to 10.1? If so, suggestions on the best mirror to use?

Re: [newbie] Urpmi to upgrade 10.0 to 10.1?

2005-01-18 Thread Cameron MacDonald
Thanks, Anne. I remember having done that last year on a different box, but those brain cells have migrated out of search range. On to other things.. Cam Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] Urpmi to upgrade 10.0 to 10.1?

2005-01-18 Thread Greg Meyer
On Tuesday 18 January 2005 05:58 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: On Tuesday 18 Jan 2005 22:51, Cameron MacDonald wrote: Can urpmi be used to upgrade MDK 10.0 to 10.1?  If so, suggestions on the best mirror to use? http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/UsingUrpmi#Upgrade_to_the_latest_M

[newbie] Urpmi mirrors

2005-01-11 Thread Positive Negative
Im looking for some urpmi mirrors for mandrake 10.1 Im using ftp.ciril.fr and it is always busy I need: main updates contrib plf thacs flash any suggestions? -- AIM: FucPsSht Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2005-01-03 Thread eric jackson
On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 13:31:58 +1300, SnapafunFrank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SnapafunFrank wrote: Dennis Myers wrote: On Thursday 30 December 2004 07:59 am, eric jackson wrote: Hi, I just installed 10.1 Official. When I finished I set up some sites to use with urpmi and I did an update. Urpmi

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2005-01-01 Thread SnapafunFrank
mike wrote: SnapafunFrank wrote: mike wrote: SnapafunFrank wrote: And while we are on urpmi problems can someone tell me why I cannot wholly add another media to my list. I did: # urpmi.addmedia myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS and : # urpmi.addmedia -f myrpms

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2005-01-01 Thread SnapafunFrank
SnapafunFrank wrote: Dennis Myers wrote: On Thursday 30 December 2004 07:59 am, eric jackson wrote: Hi, I just installed 10.1 Official. When I finished I set up some sites to use with urpmi and I did an update. Urpmi was updated in the process. Since that time I have been unable to get urpmi

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2005-01-01 Thread mike
SnapafunFrank wrote: mike wrote: SnapafunFrank wrote: mike wrote: SnapafunFrank wrote: And while we are on urpmi problems can someone tell me why I cannot wholly add another media to my list. I did: # urpmi.addmedia myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS and : #

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-12-31 Thread eric jackson
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:03:39 -0500, JR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm no guru, but did you try urpmi.update -a first? I had to do this just yesterday to get a package. Jarlath I had done an update using the Software Media Manager. That didn't help. Your suggestion seemed to straighten things

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-12-31 Thread eric jackson
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:45:42 -0600, Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 30 December 2004 07:59 am, eric jackson wrote: Hi, I just installed 10.1 Official. When I finished I set up some sites to use with urpmi and I did an update. Urpmi was updated in the process. Since that time

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-12-31 Thread SnapafunFrank
mike wrote: SnapafunFrank wrote: And while we are on urpmi problems can someone tell me why I cannot wholly add another media to my list. I did: # urpmi.addmedia myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS and : # urpmi.addmedia -f myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS I get some entries in the /var/lib/urpmi

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-12-31 Thread eric jackson
On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 01:43:20 +1300, SnapafunFrank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mike wrote: SnapafunFrank wrote: And while we are on urpmi problems can someone tell me why I cannot wholly add another media to my list. I did: # urpmi.addmedia myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS and : # urpmi.addmedia -f

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-12-31 Thread Lanman
eric jackson wrote: On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 01:43:20 +1300, SnapafunFrank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mike wrote: SnapafunFrank wrote: And while we are on urpmi problems can someone tell me why I cannot wholly add another media to my list. I did: # urpmi.addmedia myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS and :

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-12-31 Thread mike
SnapafunFrank wrote: mike wrote: SnapafunFrank wrote: And while we are on urpmi problems can someone tell me why I cannot wholly add another media to my list. I did: # urpmi.addmedia myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS and : # urpmi.addmedia -f myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS I get

[newbie] urpmi problem

2004-12-30 Thread eric jackson
Hi, I just installed 10.1 Official. When I finished I set up some sites to use with urpmi and I did an update. Urpmi was updated in the process. Since that time I have been unable to get urpmi --auto-select -auto to work. Yesterday after I entered that command the computer never gave me the

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-12-30 Thread JR
I'm no guru, but did you try urpmi.update -a first? I had to do this just yesterday to get a package. Jarlath On Thursday 30 December 2004 08:59 am, eric jackson wrote: Hi, I just installed 10.1 Official. When I finished I set up some sites to use with urpmi and I did an update. Urpmi was

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-12-30 Thread Dennis Myers
On Thursday 30 December 2004 07:59 am, eric jackson wrote: Hi, I just installed 10.1 Official. When I finished I set up some sites to use with urpmi and I did an update. Urpmi was updated in the process. Since that time I have been unable to get urpmi --auto-select -auto to work. Yesterday

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-12-30 Thread SnapafunFrank
Dennis Myers wrote: On Thursday 30 December 2004 07:59 am, eric jackson wrote: Hi, I just installed 10.1 Official. When I finished I set up some sites to use with urpmi and I did an update. Urpmi was updated in the process. Since that time I have been unable to get urpmi --auto-select -auto to

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-12-30 Thread mike
SnapafunFrank wrote: And while we are on urpmi problems can someone tell me why I cannot wholly add another media to my list. I did: # urpmi.addmedia myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS and : # urpmi.addmedia -f myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS I get some entries in the /var/lib/urpmi

[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 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 want to

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:

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 and kmplayer

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 may want to

Re: [newbie] urpmi - file not found - FIXED

2004-11-17 Thread Fajar Priyanto
On Wednesday 17 November 2004 04:01 am, Margot wrote: I'm getting the same problem. I've tried several urpmi sources, and tried rpm --rebuilddb each time, and still get the same response. On this occasion, I think it's *them* and not *us*. If we wait a couple of days, maybe they'll fix

Re: [newbie] urpmi - file not found - FIXED

2004-11-16 Thread Margot
Margot wrote: Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Wednesday 10 November 2004 17:39, Fajar Priyanto wrote: Hi folks, [EMAIL PROTECTED] monmon]# urpmi --auto-select To satisfy dependencies, the following package is going to be installed (3 MB): urpmi-4.6-1mdk.noarch Is this OK? (Y/n) y

Re: [newbie] urpmi - file not found - FIXED

2004-11-16 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 08:01, Margot wrote: Mandrakesoft have told me this is now fixed. I've just tried it, and everything seems OK. If Margot speaks, then it's as if GOD spoke...ALL HEAR! (g) -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales

Re: [newbie] urpmi auto-completion

2004-11-11 Thread Cezary 'Thereidos' Morga
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 21:29:45 + Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:09:17 +0100, Cezary 'Thereidos' Morga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just reinstalled MDK (don't ask why) and I've got this problem with auto-completion :) in urpmi in terminal. Before the

Re: [newbie] urpmi - file not found

2004-11-11 Thread Margot
Margot wrote: Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Wednesday 10 November 2004 17:39, Fajar Priyanto wrote: Hi folks, [EMAIL PROTECTED] monmon]# urpmi --auto-select To satisfy dependencies, the following package is going to be installed (3 MB): urpmi-4.6-1mdk.noarch Is this OK? (Y/n) y

[newbie] urpmi - file not found

2004-11-10 Thread Fajar Priyanto
Hi folks, [EMAIL PROTECTED] monmon]# urpmi --auto-select To satisfy dependencies, the following package is going to be installed (3 MB): urpmi-4.6-1mdk.noarch Is this OK? (Y/n) y ftp://mdk.linux.org.tw/pub/mandrakelinux/devel/10.1/i586/media/main/urpmi-4.6-1mdk.noarch.rpm ...retrieving

Re: [newbie] urpmi - file not found

2004-11-10 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Wednesday 10 November 2004 17:39, Fajar Priyanto wrote: Hi folks, [EMAIL PROTECTED] monmon]# urpmi --auto-select To satisfy dependencies, the following package is going to be installed (3 MB): urpmi-4.6-1mdk.noarch Is this OK? (Y/n) y

Re: [newbie] urpmi - file not found

2004-11-10 Thread Margot
Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Wednesday 10 November 2004 17:39, Fajar Priyanto wrote: Hi folks, [EMAIL PROTECTED] monmon]# urpmi --auto-select To satisfy dependencies, the following package is going to be installed (3 MB): urpmi-4.6-1mdk.noarch Is this OK? (Y/n) y

[newbie] urpmi auto-completion

2004-11-09 Thread Cezary 'Thereidos' Morga
Hi 'all. I've just reinstalled MDK (don't ask why) and I've got this problem with auto-completion :) in urpmi in terminal. Before the reinstall I could just type : #urpmi MySQL and press tab to show all rpms starting with MySQL in my urpmi package database. Now it only shows/auto-completes the

Re: [newbie] urpmi auto-completion

2004-11-09 Thread Paul Smith
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:09:17 +0100, Cezary 'Thereidos' Morga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just reinstalled MDK (don't ask why) and I've got this problem with auto-completion :) in urpmi in terminal. Before the reinstall I could just type : #urpmi MySQL and press tab to show all rpms starting

[newbie] urpmi problem

2004-10-07 Thread JoeHill
I wanted to install an updated version of Imlib2 (see 'Python help' thread). At first, I built it, made a checkinstall RPM, did an rpm -Uvh new Imlib2, and it installed okay. Then I realized I had built it without using --prefix=/usr (bangs head against table, table breaks). So, I uninstalled

RE: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-10-07 Thread Dan Gordon
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JoeHill Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 10:24 AM To: Mandrake Newbs Subject: [newbie] urpmi problem So far nothing is *broken*, ie. I can install the newest imlib2 with just 'make install

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-10-07 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:59:22 -0400 Dan Gordon disseminated the following: install' and everything appears to work OK, however I would like to have it installed as an RPM so that MDK doesn't think it's missing at some point in the future. Joe have you tried urpmi.update -a to see if

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-10-07 Thread Dennis Myers
On Thursday 07 October 2004 09:23 am, JoeHill wrote: I wanted to install an updated version of Imlib2 (see 'Python help' thread). At first, I built it, made a checkinstall RPM, did an rpm -Uvh new Imlib2, and it installed okay. Then I realized I had built it without using --prefix=/usr

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-10-07 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:59:22 -0400 Dan Gordon disseminated the following: So far nothing is *broken*, ie. I can install the newest imlib2 with just 'make install' and everything appears to work OK, however I would like to have it installed as an RPM so that MDK doesn't think it's missing

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-10-07 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:58:44 -0500 Dennis Myers disseminated the following: So far nothing is *broken*, ie. I can install the newest imlib2 with just 'make install' and everything appears to work OK, however I would like to have it installed as an RPM so that MDK doesn't think it's missing

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-10-07 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:23:41 -0400 JoeHill wrote: So far nothing is *broken*, ie. I can install the newest imlib2 with just 'make install' and everything appears to work OK, however I would like to have it installed as an RPM so that MDK doesn't think it's missing at some point in the future.

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem

2004-10-07 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 18:51:18 -0400 Charles A Edwards disseminated the following: So far nothing is *broken*, ie. I can install the newest imlib2 with just 'make install' and everything appears to work OK, however I would like to have it installed as an RPM so that MDK doesn't think it's

Re: [newbie] urpmi problem [solved]

2004-10-07 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:58:44 -0500 Dennis Myers disseminated the following: So far nothing is *broken*, ie. I can install the newest imlib2 with just 'make install' and everything appears to work OK, however I would like to have it installed as an RPM so that MDK doesn't think it's missing

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