Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1919 mails)

[hattons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Steven T. Hatton)]

Avi Schwartz wrote:

> I am trying to use YasT to install them.
> I am trying to set the installation directory but yast keeps saying that
> it cannot find the installation directory.

Avi,

I stumbled through this the first time.  Perhaps you are doing what I did.
I simply wasn't using YAST correctly.  Try this if you haven't:

1) start yast.
-> The following menu is displayed:

    /* General help for installation
    Adjustments of installation
    Choose/Install packages
    Update system
    System administration
    Show README file for installation media.
    Copyright
    Exit YaST */

2) From this menu select "choose/install packages"
-> The following menu is displayed:

    /*Load configuration
    Save configuration
    Change/create configuration
    Check dependencies of packages
    What if...
    Start installation
    Index of all series and packages
    Package information
    Install packages
    Delete packages
    Main menu  */

3) From this menu select "install packages"

-> "Source(none)" should be highlighted.

4) Hit enter.
-> A drop down box should appear with the following menu:

    /*Directory
    FTP
    Source medium
    Floppy */

-> "Directory" should be highlighted.

5) With "Directory" highlighted, hit enter.

-> you should see a highlighted field with ":/" in it.

6) Hit enter and you will see the contents of you file system.

7) use your arrow keys to highlight the directory you want to change to.

8) Hit enter to change to that directory.

9) Once you get to the directory where your RPM's are, you will see them
displayed with check boxes.
    e.g., [ ]  972.8K  Apr 22 19:54  kdenetwork-beta4-1.i386.rpm