On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 9:12 AM, George Olson
Which brought up something interesting that I would appreciate a comment or 2 on from those of you that understand all this. I noticed that even though I downloaded and configured the new software repositories in YaST, when I went to install the software using the software manager in YaST, it still had to go to the internet and download more of something or other. So what I am wondering is, when I am out on my own and not plugged in to the internet, is any of the software I need fully available from my 11.1 DVD (besides stuff like open office that I am already using)? Or will I have to wait till my one hour of reconnect time to do any installations?
When you add an internet repository, auto refresh is enabled by default. You can disable auto refresh for each repository from the repo manager, but if it's turned on, the repositories will be updated each time yast software is opened. If you're not connected to the net, I'd recommend disabling auto refresh because you'll get tons of errors otherwise. If you plan on installing stuff from just the dvd, you should disable all the internet repos and leave only the dvd source enabled. That way, you'll only see packages that are available on the dvd when you go into the software manager. Nkoli -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org