-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello list, Does anyone know when, and if, SuSE is going to post the KDE3.2 RPM's on their website for download? Thanks. Jesse -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQFAI69BVPKfvL+9l4QRAmLDAJ4qz6DuJexa99F6ewxnr8DdYPpzUACePnNq s4ORfD47KFkNsmBRZ/7j4uQ= =vSf8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
* Jesse L. Purdom
Does anyone know when, and if, SuSE is going to post the KDE3.2 RPM's on their website for download?
If you will look at the archives, you will find that it has been recently discussed quite thoroughly. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org
Hi
Does anyone know when, and if, SuSE is going to post the KDE3.2 RPM's on their website for download?
You can get them now from ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE or mirrors thereof. james -- James Ogley, Webmaster, Rubber Turnip james@rubberturnip.org.uk http://www.rubberturnip.org.uk Jabber: riggwelter@myjabber.net Using Free Software since 1994, running GNU/Linux (SuSE 9.0) GNOME updates for SuSE: http://www.usr-local-bin.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi James, Thanks for the link. I notice that while there are KDE3.2 RPM's for SuSE 8.2 and 9.0, there are none for 8.0. Do you know if RPM's will be released for this version of SuSE? If not, would it be safe to install the 8.2 RPM's on an 8.0 box? Thanks, Jesse -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQFAI7c8VPKfvL+9l4QRAmT9AKCnYr85P7qS1zZy3gjU2FYXWwnqygCgpQY8 JxbpzKkBU7bvVZA9vb1jhQs= =aBL8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
* Jesse L. Purdom
Thanks for the link. I notice that while there are KDE3.2 RPM's for SuSE 8.2 and 9.0, there are none for 8.0. Do you know if RPM's will be released for this version of SuSE? I don';t know. I think Suse 8.0 (and 7,3 and earlier) are no longer supported.
If not, would it be safe to install the 8.2 RPM's on an 8.0 box?
No, I am quite sure that 8.0 has a different lic runtime, and different libC runtime, and so you will end up with a whole bunch of non-functional apps. If you really want 8.0 either: - use konstruct and build your own - wait around for someone else to do so, and kindly ask him (or her) for their rpms - upgrade Kind regards, -- Gerhard den Hollander Phone :+31-10.280.1515 ICT manager Direct:+31-10.280.1539 Fugro-Jason Fax :+31-10.280.1511 gdenhollander@Fugro-Jason.com POBox 1573 visit us at http://www.Fugro-Jason.com 3000 BN Rotterdam JASON.......#1 in Reservoir Characterization The Netherlands This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. This e-mail shall not be deemed binding unless confirmed in writing. If you have received it by mistake, please let us know by e-mail reply and delete it from your system; you may not copy this message or disclose its contents to anyone. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission.
Hi
Does anyone know when, and if, SuSE is going to post the KDE3.2 RPM's on
On Friday 06 February 2004 10:41 am, James Ogley wrote: their
website for download?
You can get them now from ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE or mirrors thereof.
Note that the correct subdirectory isn't what you might expect: update_for_9.0/yast-source (or update_for_8.2/yast-source, etc.). The rpms are redundantly stored in the applications, base, etc. directories -- and in fact, yast-source links to them. Paul Abrahams
I tried this: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE And this: ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source/suse/i586/ And this: ftp://ftp.suse.org/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source/suse/i586/ All three failed. What do I have wrong, please? Thanks! dmc Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
On Friday 06 February 2004 10:41 am, James Ogley wrote:
Does anyone know when, and if, SuSE is going to post the KDE3.2 RPM's on their website for download? You can get them now from ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE or mirrors thereof. Note that the correct subdirectory isn't what you might expect: update_for_9.0/yast-source (or update_for_8.2/yast-source, etc.). The rpms are redundantly stored in the applications, base, etc. directories -- and in fact, yast-source links to them. Paul Abrahams
On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 01:41, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
I tried this: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE And this: ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-sourc e/suse/i586/ And this: ftp://ftp.suse.org/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-sour ce/suse/i586/
All three failed.
What do I have wrong, please?
Use a SuSE mirror. The path is correct. Here is a list of the ftp mirrors. http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/ftp/int_mirrors.html You may have to try a couple of the mirrors as depending on the load some may be not accepting connections. -- Regards, Graham Smith ---------------------------------------------------------
On Saturday 07 February 2004 11:10 am, Graham Smith wrote:
On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 01:41, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
I tried this: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE And this:
ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-sourc
e/suse/i586/ And this:
ftp://ftp.suse.org/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-sour
ce/suse/i586/
All three failed.
What do I have wrong, please?
Use a SuSE mirror. The path is correct. Here is a list of the ftp mirrors. http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/ftp/int_mirrors.html
You may have to try a couple of the mirrors as depending on the load some may be not accepting connections.
No, the path isn't correct. It has two extra directories at the end that Yast adds implicitly. Yast will end up using a path that ends in yast-source/suse/i586/suse/i586 Paul Abrahams
No, the path isn't correct. It has two extra directories at the end that Yast adds implicitly. Yast will end up using a path that ends in yast-source/suse/i586/suse/i586 Paul Abrahams
I walked through the directories and found one that looked current and tried it: ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/linux/distributions/SuSE/ftp.suse.com/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/ Still no joy. Help? dmc
This site gets me to a Username and Password: ftp://blizzard.vqbn.com/suse.de/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/ Problem is that even though I select Anonymous it insists upon a Username and Password. I have tried various combinations of Anonymous and an E-mail address between Username and Password with no joy. Help? dmc
On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 09:47, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
This site gets me to a Username and Password: ftp://blizzard.vqbn.com/suse.de/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/
Problem is that even though I select Anonymous it insists upon a Username and Password.
As I said before a lot of ftp servers place restrictions on how many connections can be active at the same time. If a server will not accept a anonymous login, it generally means that site has reached that limit. Most servers are mirroring a large number of other data as well. Try these sites ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/suse/ ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux -- Regards, Graham Smith ---------------------------------------------------------
Graham Smith wrote:
As I said before a lot of ftp servers place restrictions on how many connections can be active at the same time. If a server will not accept a anonymous login, it generally means that site has reached that limit. Most servers are mirroring a large number of other data as well.
Try these sites ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/suse/ ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux
So, even though I get the unable to update patches error I should keep trying this address and eventually it may connect? ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/ Or might I have an error somewhere in the url? Thanks! dmc
On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 15:38, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
Graham Smith wrote:
As I said before a lot of ftp servers place restrictions on how many connections can be active at the same time. If a server will not accept a anonymous login, it generally means that site has reached that limit. Most servers are mirroring a large number of other data as well.
Try these sites ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/suse/ ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux
So, even though I get the unable to update patches error I should keep trying this address and eventually it may connect? ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/ Or might I have an error somewhere in the url?
Thanks! dmc You should use a browser to find the correct path as each mirror can be different. Try the following URL ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/ftp.suse.com/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0
-- Regards, Graham Smith ---------------------------------------------------------
On Sunday 08 February 2004 02:38, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
Graham Smith wrote: So, even though I get the unable to update patches error I should keep trying this address and eventually it may connect? ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/ Or might I have an error somewhere in the url?
Thanks! dmc I use this url:
http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/ then I downloaded each file from directories application, base, development; after this I install the packages of each directories. I think that you can point your YOU to directory yast-source to update the kde, particularly, I preferred to download the files to my harddisk. Thadeu
On Saturday 07 February 2004 11:38 pm, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
Graham Smith wrote:
As I said before a lot of ftp servers place restrictions on how many connections can be active at the same time. If a server will not accept a anonymous login, it generally means that site has reached that limit. Most servers are mirroring a large number of other data as well.
Try these sites ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/suse/ ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux
So, even though I get the unable to update patches error I should keep trying this address and eventually it may connect? ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/ Or might I have an error somewhere in the url?
Thanks! dmc
DMC, I had the exact same problem you had. I tried and tried and finally was able to connect to the ftp.leo.org one that had been mentioned a while ago. Keep trying, Mike Sacco
On Saturday 07 February 2004 11:38 pm, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
So, even though I get the unable to update patches error I should keep trying this address and eventually it may connect? ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/ Or might I have an error somewhere in the url?
That URL didn't work for me. My general advice is: first view the directory you're targetting with Konqueror or some other web browser to make sure it's there and has what you want. If it's not found, truncate directories from the right until you get to something that is found, then work your way back down. Different servers have different directory structures. Paul Abrahams
On Saturday 07 February 2004 5:26 pm, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
No, the path isn't correct. It has two extra directories at the end that Yast adds implicitly. Yast will end up using a path that ends in yast-source/suse/i586/suse/i586 Paul Abrahams
I walked through the directories and found one that looked current and tried it:
ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/linux/distributions/SuSE/ftp.suse.com/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/
Still no joy.
You're missing the yast-source at the end. The general rule is: view the target directory in a web browser to verify it has what you want, then lop off the /suse/i586 (since Yast will add it). If /suse/i586 isn't there, the target directory isn't usable by Yast. And (I missed this the first time) don't start the path with a slash when you provide it to Yast. Paul Abrahams
On Sunday 08 February 2004 14:48, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
On Saturday 07 February 2004 5:26 pm, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
No, the path isn't correct. It has two extra directories at the end
that Yast
adds implicitly. Yast will end up using a path that ends in yast-source/suse/i586/suse/i586 Paul Abrahams
I walked through the directories and found one that looked current and tried it:
ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/linux/distributions/SuSE/ftp.suse.com/suse/i386/supp lementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/
Still no joy.
You're missing the yast-source at the end. The general rule is: view the target directory in a web browser to verify it has what you want, then lop off the /suse/i586 (since Yast will add it). If /suse/i586 isn't there, the target directory isn't usable by Yast. And (I missed this the first time) don't start the path with a slash when you provide it to Yast.
Paul Abrahams
Are you sure about that "Dont START a path with a slash" bit? I can believe not ENDING a path with a slash, but starting is a different matter. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
On Sunday 08 February 2004 6:59 pm, John Andersen wrote:
You're missing the yast-source at the end. The general rule is: view the target directory in a web browser to verify it has what you want, then lop off the /suse/i586 (since Yast will add it). If /suse/i586 isn't there, the target directory isn't usable by Yast. And (I missed this the first time) don't start the path with a slash when you provide it to Yast.
Are you sure about that "Dont START a path with a slash" bit? I can believe not ENDING a path with a slash, but starting is a different matter.
I got that bit of advice from someone else's posting. I have no personal experience as to whether the slash is needed/harmful or not. But I would guess that the result depends on the particular ftp site you're using -- whether /pub and pub are equivalent. That depends on whether pub is a top-level directory for an ftp login. Paul Abrahams
You're missing the yast-source at the end. The general rule is: view the target directory in a web browser to verify it has what you want, then lop off the /suse/i586 (since Yast will add it). If /suse/i586 isn't there, the target directory isn't usable by Yast. And (I missed this the first time) don't start the path with a slash when you provide it to Yast.
Paul Abrahams
Tried these with and without the / at the end, nada: ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/linux/distributions/SuSE/ftp.suse.com/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source/suse/i586/ ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/ ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source/suse/i586/ BTW: Why doesn't YaST test for the presence of /suse/i586/ in the string and if found then not add it? And why not test for // and if found replace it with a single slash? As a helful app these would seem to be obvious and simple solutions to predictable problems. Meanwhile I have yet to find any location that YaST can successfully use to upgrade to KDE 3.2 Why is this such a hassle? It sure seems a simple need for SuSE to facilitate. It is really an unnecessary waste of a user's time. Sigh ... dmc
You're missing the yast-source at the end. The general rule is: view the target directory in a web browser to verify it has what you want, then lop off the /suse/i586 (since Yast will add it). If /suse/i586 isn't there,
On Sunday 08 February 2004 7:59 pm, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote: the
target directory isn't usable by Yast. And (I missed this the first time) don't start the path with a slash when you provide it to Yast.
Paul Abrahams
Tried these with and without the / at the end, nada:
ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/linux/distributions/SuSE/ftp.suse.com/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source/suse/i586/
ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/
ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source/suse/i586/
BTW: Why doesn't YaST test for the presence of /suse/i586/ in the string and if found then not add it? And why not test for // and if found replace it with a single slash? As a helful app these would seem to be obvious and simple solutions to predictable problems.
Meanwhile I have yet to find any location that YaST can successfully use to upgrade to KDE 3.2
I did succeed, and so have some others. And some, like you, have just encountered frustration. One useful piece of information to help see what's going on: do you have a URL that (a) displays the 3.2 rpms, and (b) ends in /suse/i586? I agree that Yast should be a little more clever -- and if the source directory doesn't end that way, just use it as is. Paul Abrahams
On Monday 09 February 2004 1:46 pm, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
On Sunday 08 February 2004 7:59 pm, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
Tried these with and without the / at the end, nada:
ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/linux/distributions/SuSE/ftp.suse.com/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source/suse/i586/
ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/
ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source/suse/i586/ It's also possible, I think, that if the site is too busy and not responding, Yast will give a misleading error message. Paul Abrahams
On Saturday 07 February 2004 9:41 am, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
I tried this: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE And this:
ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source/suse/i586/
And this:
ftp://ftp.suse.org/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.0/yast-source/suse/i586/
All three failed.
What do I have wrong, please?
You have specified too many directories. You need to lop off the /suse/i586 from the paths. The Yast updater adds them implicitly. That's also why you can't use the rpms at kde.org. I think this odd behavior is derived from the structure of the distribution CDs. A most understandable mistake. Paul Abrahams
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