Re: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-12 Thread John Rye
Paul R wrote: > > Doug McGarrett wrote: > > > > You could still use RPM. From a terminal window: > > $ rpm -Uvh foo-2.0-1.i386.rpm > > --doug > > What's the Uvh for? > > _ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.

Re: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-12 Thread Austin L. Denyer
> Doug McGarrett wrote: > > > > You could still use RPM. From a terminal window: > > $ rpm -Uvh foo-2.0-1.i386.rpm > > --doug > > > What's the Uvh for? U = Update v = verbose (tells you what it's doing) h = hash (prints hash marks as it runs so you can see it's working and not hung). Regards,

Re: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-12 Thread Paul R
Doug McGarrett wrote: > > You could still use RPM. From a terminal window: > $ rpm -Uvh foo-2.0-1.i386.rpm > --doug What's the Uvh for? _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Re: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-09 Thread Dennis Myers
Kpackage should be a rpm on your installation disks you should be able to install it right from the CDs I'm not sure which one it is on, but I suspect it would be found on the second installation CD, just a guess, look on both. If you have RPMDrake installed then the installation of any rpm is mos

RE: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-09 Thread Richard Garand
never mind, a reinstall fixed all i problems and i have rpmdrake and kpackage > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Larry Marshall > Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 3:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [

Re: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-09 Thread Larry Marshall
Richard Garand wrote: > > KPackage and rpmDrake aren't in the menus, there's no > configuration->Packagin, and they don't work from the console. Do i have to > re-install Mandrake? > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Larry Marsh

RE: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-09 Thread Doug McGarrett
andrake? > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >> Behalf Of Larry Marshall >> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:28 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing packages >> >>

Re: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-09 Thread Irwin
On Fri, 08 Sep 2000, you wrote: > I used a very small install of mandrake, and now i want to add and remove > packages. How do i do this? I also think drakconf is missing - how do i get > it? If you don't have kpackage or have problems, use the command line. To list all packages: rpm -qa To s

RE: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-09 Thread Richard Garand
; Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing packages > > > > > I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see > kpackage.is it an > > archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way

Re: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-09 Thread syhim77
syhim77 wrote yea...thats the good idea Dennis Myers wrote: > SU in a Konsole or be in root and type in "kpackage". If it is already > installed the window should pop up for you to look for files. Also you > could try "rpmdrake" to see what is installed or not installed. You can > toggle on

Re: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-09 Thread Dennis Myers
SU in a Konsole or be in root and type in "kpackage". If it is already installed the window should pop up for you to look for files. Also you could try "rpmdrake" to see what is installed or not installed. You can toggle on the reverse arrows on the tool bar to get installed or uninstalled. (Assum

Re: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-09 Thread syhim77
syhim77 wrote i like to type kpackage in command line rather than using kmenu in kde. it prevent you from searching it in kmenu. Larry Marshall wrote: > > > I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see kpackage.is it an > > archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way to g

Re: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-08 Thread syhim77
syhim77 wrote use kpackage to add and remove program under mandrake. also use kpackage to install drakconf. The source where to find drakconf rpm is from linux mandrake installation cd. Richard Garand wrote: > I used a very small install of mandrake, and now i want to add and remove > packages