Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 17:03:21 -0800 (PST)
From: "S.Toms"
Message-ID:
Subject: Re: KDE 201 upgrade/install
On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Ralph Sanford wrote:
rs> I recently tried to install KDE 201 on to my computer which has Suse 7.
rs> My lack of computer skills must be showing because I can not even get it
rs> to start to install.
rs>
rs> I went to the Suse ftp site and downloaded all the kde20 files into
rs> /opt/kde201. The FAQ at the Suse site says to run the script
rs> update_kde2.sh if installing all of the packages. I have all the
rs> packages, but my computer does not have a file named update_kde2.sh and
rs> the Suse site search also does not have the update script. What did I
rs> miss?
rs>
rs> Try method 2 to install. Since I have all the rpm packages on my
rs> computer I tried to use Yast1. Loaded Yast, went to change the
rs> installation media to a reachable directory. Yast asked from which
rs> directory, I typed in /opt/KDE201 and Yast responded with an error
rs> message "could not find source directory". ???? The directory is there
rs> and the files are there. I tried to get Yast to see other directories
rs> related to /opt and not related to /opt, always received the same error
rs> message. How do I get Yast1 to recognize a reachable directory on my
rs> computer?
rs>
THe rpms you downloaded are for 2.01 whereas the faq on the website was
for 2.0 as well as the script your looking for was for 2.0 which
unfortunately is no longer on their web/ftp sites. SuSE has also been
asked a few times on the website to maybe update the faq and provide a
update install script for those who are weary of doing an install of this
magnitude, unsure what may come of that.
If your willing to do the install, theres a couple possible routes for
you. You can either start installing each rpm package manually with the
following
rpm -Uvh <package name>
which has the advantage of upgrading a previously installed package to the
version of the package your installing. But if the package doesn't
currently exist the it will now which personally I don't like. Or you can
try the following
rpm -Fvh <package name>
which has the advantage of only installing the package if an earlier
version of the package you are currently installing exists, that way your
doing an actual upgrade rather then a install which could add things you
don't necessarily need.
The downside of the -F (freshen) command is that there could now be a
dependency issue with a new package from 2.01 which didn't get installed
by the -F because you didn't have an earlier version of the same package
installed from the 2.0 series of packages.
rs> Or, is there a less challenging way to install KDE201?
rs>
rs> Suse 7.0
rs> Yast1 1.07.1
rs>
rs> Thanks,
rs>
rs>
rs> Ralph Sanford - If your government does not trust you,
rs> rsanford@telusplanet.net - should you trust your government?
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