On Wednesday 01 February 2006 11:11, Brian Green wrote:
I've thrown a couple of tarballs in (without problem ...)
I suggest you look into 'checkinstall,' which comes with the distribution. It can be used to build rpm packages from tarballs, so you can remove the software with YaST (or CLI rpm) if it breaks your system.
I'm really troubled by your "... moved to 10.0 from 9.3, ..." comment.
The more familiar you are with SUSE, the easier it is to *upgrade* from one release to the next. I've done it both ways and, IMHO, the "fresh" installs are a lot less work. If you use a separate /home partition, you can move '/home/you' to '/home/.you' and install "fresh" without formatting /home. This technique preserves your personal settings and data without modifying them. You can then migrate them into the newly created and pristine user directory at your convenience. You also might consider keeping a 'lab book' handy to record and keep notes on all your customizations. You'll outgrow the need for it in short order, if your present progress is any indication. :-)
2) I'm really (really!) frustrated with YaST2!
This is one of the oldest complaints about setting up installation sources in YaST. If you browse to a mirror and study a proper YaST source directory, you'll see a specific directory structure and files that are needed by YaST. You can't just dump a bunch of rpms into a directory and point YaST to it... it won't be recognized as a legitimate source because it lacks the proper format. The second oldest complaint about setting up installation sources in YaST concerns *how* you enter a server and installation source directory. The installation source will *not* be accepted if you use leading or trailing slashes. Correct example using my preferred mirror: server type: ftp (checkbox) server: mirror.mcs.anl.gov directory: pub/suse/i386/10.0/SUSE-Linux10.0-GM-Extra OK, Brian, the ball is back in your court. I'm sure you're going to be a very interesting and productive contributor to this list. regards, - Carl