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[kanenas <kanenas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, waitaminute y'all!!!
This thread has been highjacked!!!
I started the thread, asking for help on installing downloaded rpms with 
yast!!!!!!
I am glad Colin is getting his help, but can anyone shed some light on what 
might be amiss if i right click on a downloaded rpm file, click on install 
with yast and a subsequent failure? That's on Suse 9.2-X64, with every other 
aspect of yast running great!!!!

On Saturday 07 May 2005 18:17, Colin Carter wrote:
> On Sunday 08 May 2005 13:57, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
> > Colin Carter wrote:
> > >Results:
> > >Now Yast shows some installed, some not installed; as expected.
> >
> > Good
> >
> > >Now I am puzzled as to from where cameth the second line, because,
> >
> > Delete it then.
>
> Done.
>
> > >However, I must ask, during installation I did not request Perl (nor
> > > some other stuff) yet some of it seems to be there.  Are these bits
> > > just default installation?
> >
> > Yes.  There are many package interdependencies, and many packages need
> > different perl modules, i.e. spamassassin.
>
> Okay.  Thanks, I hadn't thought of that 'minor' issue  :)
>
> > >And, since I have been installing rpm files, most of which seem to be
> > > seen by Yast, do I need to "refresh" Yast in some way.  For example,
> > > Yast cannot seem to see the canna libraries (unless it is under a
> > > different name).
> >
> > You can search in different ways.  I have never heard of the canna
> > libraries (doesn't mean much).  If it is not installed, you should
> > install pin and use it as well.  It is quite a handy app to look for a
> > certain package.
>
> canna holds libraries for X11 development; I discovered - the hard way.
> Yes, I have pin and used it (but Yast had auto-installed it).
>
> > >Do I always have to insert the installation disk (hope not) if I use
> > > Yast to install an rpm?
> >
> > Unless you add an online source for the rpms, yes.  If you want to copy
> > the DVD to your HD and use that, add it as a source.  If you want an
> > online source (and you do not have 9.3), just add a mirror.  If you have
> > 9.3, just wait a few weeks.
>
> Thanks for your ideas/suggestions.
>   I wasn't planning on going 9.3 but I have been recently considering same.
>
> > Joe Morris
> > New Tribes Mission
> > Email Address: Joe_Morris@xxxxxxx
> > Registered Linux user 231871
>
> PS:  I see a lot of the more experienced guys have "Registered Linux user"
> appended.  Where are you registered?  What is the significance?
> Effect on a Newbie?
>
> Regards,
> and many thanks for your feedback.
> Colin