Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-26 Thread Brant Fitzsimmons
John Richard Smith wrote: H.J.Bathoorn wrote: Well frankly, I do download i.e. save the packages for other machines on my network so I never have to dl the same package twice. This means a first try at downloadinging and installing, and if it asked for other (dependent) packages... I take note

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-26 Thread Brant Fitzsimmons
John Richard Smith wrote: H.J.Bathoorn wrote: Well frankly, I do download i.e. save the packages for other machines on my network so I never have to dl the same package twice. This means a first try at downloadinging and installing, and if it asked for other (dependent) packages... I take note

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread Derek Jennings
On Saturday 26 Jul 2003 12:01 am, Derek Jennings wrote: > > Thanks Derek, tis a lot clearer now . > > But , pray, tell this newbie , what is a "contrib", > > What's the difference between the various RPM, RPMS,and I already know > > SCRPM is source code rpm's , and any others. > > > > I find the v

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread Derek Jennings
> > Thanks Derek, tis a lot clearer now . > But , pray, tell this newbie , what is a "contrib", > What's the difference between the various RPM, RPMS,and I already know > SCRPM is source code rpm's , and any others. > > I find the various long list of rpm types confusing. > > John Contrib is the

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Friday 25 July 2003 10:52 pm, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > On Saturday 26 July 2003 00:23, Derek Jennings wrote: > > HTH > > derek > > It did, as I knew it would:o) > > Thank you very much for your consistent help and effort. In an addition to the above from the Netherlands, I just want to let Derek

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Saturday 26 July 2003 00:23, Derek Jennings wrote: > HTH > derek It did, as I knew it would:o) Thank you very much for your consistent help and effort. -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Saturday 26 July 2003 01:20, John Richard Smith wrote: > Yes, I see what you mean, but I don't see how you know what "set" of > packages to download, because in linux they never seem able to budle the > lot into one or two packages. > > Take the Mozilla instance above, how do I know what other

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread John Richard Smith
Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 25 Jul 2003 10:47 pm, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Friday 25 July 2003 22:19, Derek Jennings wrote: with the remote sources, and the install will fail. ***The key to success is to run urpmi.update -a regularly*** derek Derek, I for one do not agree! Some wa

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 25 Jul 2003 10:47 pm, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > On Friday 25 July 2003 22:19, Derek Jennings wrote: > > with the remote sources, and the install will fail. > > ***The key to success is to run urpmi.update -a regularly*** > > > > derek > > Derek, > I for one do not agree! Some way or other (es

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread John Richard Smith
H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Friday 25 July 2003 21:52, John Richard Smith wrote: Isn't there some way I can just find out what packages I need, download them using a download programme line d4x , stick the packages in a directory all by themselves, cd to the diesctory sources, and urpmi to install

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 25 July 2003 22:19, Derek Jennings wrote: > with the remote sources, and the install will fail. > ***The key to success is to run urpmi.update -a regularly*** > > derek Derek, I for one do not agree! Some way or other (especially) the plf site refuses to update using curl. Be it using t

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 25 Jul 2003 8:52 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: > Derek Jennings wrote: > >>Well, it would seem I remain completely baffled by this urpmi setup > >>business. > >> > >>I thought I found mozilla1.4 here, seems I am mistaken. > >> > >>I don't think I am going to ever learn these mysterious in

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 25 July 2003 21:52, John Richard Smith wrote: > Isn't there some way I can just find out what packages I need, download > them using a download programme line d4x , stick the packages in a > directory all by themselves, cd to the diesctory sources, and urpmi to > install them for me. >

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread John Richard Smith
Derek Jennings wrote: Well, it would seem I remain completely baffled by this urpmi setup business. I thought I found mozilla1.4 here, seems I am mistaken. I don't think I am going to ever learn these mysterious incantations of a masonic rights of passage crossword puzzle of a command

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread John Richard Smith
Robin Turner wrote: John Richard Smith wrote: Derek Jennings wrote: On Thursday 24 Jul 2003 11:27 am, John Richard Smith wrote: OK, but, now what is wrong ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# urpmi.addmedia mozilla ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake/Mandrak e/9.1/contr

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread Derek Jennings
> > > > > Well, it would seem I remain completely baffled by this urpmi setup > business. > > I thought I found mozilla1.4 here, seems I am mistaken. > > I don't think I am going to ever learn these mysterious incantations of > a masonic rights of passage crossword puzzle of a command line.

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread Robin Turner
John Richard Smith wrote: Derek Jennings wrote: On Thursday 24 Jul 2003 11:27 am, John Richard Smith wrote: OK, but, now what is wrong ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# urpmi.addmedia mozilla ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake/Mandrak e/9.1/contrib/RPMS with hdlist2

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-25 Thread John Richard Smith
Derek Jennings wrote: On Thursday 24 Jul 2003 11:27 am, John Richard Smith wrote: OK, but, now what is wrong ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# urpmi.addmedia mozilla ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake/Mandrak e/9.1/contrib/RPMS with hdlist2.cz added medium mozilla exa

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-24 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 24 Jul 2003 11:27 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > >On Thursday 24 July 2003 11:58, John Richard Smith wrote: > >>Why does this fail ? > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# urpmi.addmedia mozilla > >>ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake/Mandr >

RE: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-24 Thread Tony S. Sykes
John, Force it to use wget. Tony. -Original Message- From: John Richard Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla H.J.Bathoorn wrote: >On Thursday 24 July 2003 11:58, John Richard Sm

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-24 Thread John Richard Smith
H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Thursday 24 July 2003 11:58, John Richard Smith wrote: Why does this fail ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# urpmi.addmedia mozilla ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake/Mandrak e/9.1/contrib/RPMS with hdlist.cz added medium mozilla examining synthes

Re: [newbie] urpmi.addmedia mozilla

2003-07-24 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Thursday 24 July 2003 11:58, John Richard Smith wrote: > Why does this fail ? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# urpmi.addmedia mozilla > ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake/Mandrak >e/9.1/contrib/RPMS with hdlist.cz > added medium mozilla > examining synthesis file [/var