Colin Carter wrote:
Thanks for the opinions. I am gaining a lot from you guys.
I switched off and logged in as root and run up Yast as you suggested. I put emacs (and again with xemacs) into the search box as suggested. Yast displayed, in RHS window, all modules installed, with a tick in each check box. So, as a test, I unticked the -el- module and clicked "Accept". Took some time, but it eventually un-installed this module. Then I repeated the search and got a list of the installed modules, with check boxes ticked; but no sign of any module ( eg -el- ) available for installation. I did fiddle with the 'filter' but couldn't get Yast to display any 'available' software, just the software already installed. This is why I turned to rpm in the first place. Am I supposed to do something special to get such a list displayed?
I am surprised by this. Let's make sure we're doing the same thing. I pulled up yast and selected install software. You don't need the cd/dvd in the drive by the way. I typed 'emacs' in the search window. I have 'Search in: Name, Summary' checked. Search Mode is 'Contains.' When I hit search I get a list of files that fills the window and then some. Some are checked indicating the are installed most are not, since I don't use emacs. Check to be sure you have the right filter settings. Final suggestion is, check all items in the 'Search in' box, but that shouldn't be necessary. -- Until later, Geoffrey