Re: YDL 2.0: Installing additional packages

Subject: Re: YDL 2.0: Installing additional packages
From: Balatro 28 (balatro28@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu May 31 2001 - 08:48:23 MDT

I just installed Mandrake's latest on a spare box at work.  Actually, yes, their updater tools were actually pretty nice.  I like FreeBSD as well, so I've also dug the whole ports tree concept :)

>From: "Mark Phippard"
>Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>Subject: Re: YDL 2.0: Installing additional packages
>Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 10:31:40 -0400
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>Thanks, I'll look into that.
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>Unfortunately, I do not know the old-fashioned way.
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>My only other experience with Linux is from using Mandrake, and they have
>provided their own really nice GUI's for just about everything.
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>Mark
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> "Balatro 28"
> > tmail.com> cc:
> Subject: Re: YDL 2.0: Installing additional packages
> 05/31/01
> 10:26 AM
> Please
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>When I added the Xautoconfig package as per Dan's recommendation, I did it
>the old fashioned way.
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>mount /dev/cdrom
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>cd /mnt/cdrom
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>cd /YellowDog/ppc
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>rpm -Uvh Xautoconfig..blah...blah
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>cd /
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>umount /dev/cdrom
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>eject /dev/cdrom :)
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>(sans smiley, of course)
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>I like the new RPM managers though.  Does yup have a GUI front end of any
>sort?
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> >From: "Mark Phippard"
> >Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >Subject: YDL 2.0: Installing additional packages
> >Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 10:22:06 -0400
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> >What is the proper way to add additional packages from the CD's?
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> >I am trying to use GnoRPM.
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> >Whenever I try to install a package, I get an error that says something
> >like CPIO: Bad header. This happens after it transfers the package from
> >the CD.
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> >Any ideas?
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> >Thanks
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> >Mark
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