On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 02:25, Steve Miller wrote:
Hi,
Second, I tred downloading the SuSE RPM (SANE 1.0.10) from the SuSE 8.2 ftp site. I first was unable to change my installation medium to my home directory to install the package. So then I tried rpm -i blahblah.rpm. I got a message that the package could "not be installed". Using --install got the same result.
How can I either (a) get YaST to behave or (b) install the software I need so YaST will realize that SANE IS installed and I can configure my scanner or (c) find a how-to that will tell me how to do manually whatever YaST is set up to do? YaST is blocking me at the software installation level and I am sure will block me at the configuration level even if I do get the software installed.
You can try to install the package with Yast, like this: # yast2 -i /path/to/package/package.rpm Or you can try the manual way: rpm -Uvh /path/to/package/package.rpm If you already have a version of the package installed, you need to upgrade the package and not install it. I use rpm -Uvh by default, that way new package is installed and an existing one is upgraded. HTH -- Andre Truter Software Engineer Registered Linux user #185282 ICQ #40935899 AIM: trusoftzaf http://www.trusoft.za.net <-------------------------------------------------> < The box said: Requires Windows 95 or better... > < So I installed Linux > <------------------------------------------------->