Hmmm. Well, I tried this, and Yast just hangs as soon as I hit enter on 'Directory'... Maybe I've got a problem with my hard drive, but this is a clean install on a new drive, and it went off without a hitch... Thanks for the tip. Charles
-----Original Message----- From: Stewart Watson [mailto:stu@forres.co.uk] Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 4:32 PM To: Charles Marcus; 'SuSE Mailing List' Subject: Re: [SLE] YaST?
On Friday 30 March 2001 20:59, Charles Marcus wrote:
Hi,
I am still new to SuSE and YaST (and Linux, for that matter), and am confused about something...I know this is probably gonna make one or more of you laugh your a__es off, but...
Is YaST not meant to be used to manage packages (install other programs after the initial installation is done)?
I have tried everything I know, and cannot make it 'see' my home directory as a valid source path when I try to install some packages using either Yast1 or YaST2. It keeps saying 'Could not find the installation directory. Please enter an existing directory.' Well, my home directory IS an existing directory.
What am I missing?
Tia
Charles
I suspect you are going down the wrong path in Yast1.
What you need to do is:
Open yast 1
Assuming version 1.09 go to Package Management(Update, Installation, Queries)
Select --- Install Packages
"Source" is then highlighted, hit return and the options are displayed Directory , FTP etc. Select Directory which will give you a / At this point hit return and all your system directories are displayed. navigate to your home directory and away you go
Stu