Thanks, Gary. This sounds like we're getting a little closer. However, I would be happy right now just to be able to install Gnome from the original CDs sitting here on the desk. I am trying to set up as vanilla a machine as I can before we start tinkering with it. Bye for now, Stuart.
Gary <gv-list-suse@mygirlfriday.info> 01/14/03 05:18PM >>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 12:06:11AM +0100 or thereabouts, Marcel Broekman wrote: My first reaction was: subscribe to a redhat mailing list or get your
info on a redhat newsgroup BUT: i counted to ten and wrote: install webmin (www.webmin.com).
Right now, I am trying to install Gnome as I forgot to do it at install time, and am having to use command line RPM and solve the dependencies myself. Good grief ! Whatever is this world coming to ?
Anyone got any helpful suggestions ?
Install the rpm apt-get for RH. I think it is on freshrpms.net. The source list will point you to freshrpms apt repository... Need Gnome. as root... apt-get update && apt-get install Gnome That's it.. your done.. Can also update the latest errata at any time, just update first, then apt-get upgrade and it is taken care of. Use in a cron job if you like. Using up2date is slow, and you must register for this. Priority is given to paid commercial users. Others wait, sometimes days before you can get on to update. <snip>
On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 05:25:20PM -0600 or thereabouts, Stuart Powell wrote:
Thanks, Gary.
This sounds like we're getting a little closer. However, I would be happy right now just to be able to install Gnome from the original CDs sitting here on the desk. I am trying to set up as vanilla a machine as I can before we start tinkering with it.
can't get any more vanilla that a mirror site for RH, plus it will have the latest errata updates for you.. apt does this cleanly without fuss. The only other thing I can think of is throw in the original 1st CD, then select upgrade from the menu, and select Gnome.. that should work too. -- Gary sed '/^[when][coders]/!d /^...[discover].$/d /^..[real].[code]$/!d ' /usr/share/dict/words
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