Miark wrote:
On Fri, 29 Nov 2002 21:16:22 -0700
Lorne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
no package named ethereal is the answer I get.
It's a contrib RPM. Sounds like you need to add some RPM sources, such as RPMFind,
PLF, Texstar, etc. For now, at least, add RPMfind as follows:
urpmi.addmedia rf ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake-devel/contrib/RPMS with ../base/hdlist.cz
and then try again with urpmi. It'll work this time.
There is a contrib directory for 9.0 on the mirrors, which has
ethereal-0.9.6-2mdk.i586.rpm. Unless you are running cooker, don't add
a cooker source.
I'm not really familiar with urpmi.
One howto is here:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/jwrobinson/docs.html and
there are man pages for urpmi and family.
Dude, make this a priority. It simplifies life a LOT. It's pretty simple:
urpmi.addmedia to add software sources.
urpme.removemedia to ditch software sources.
urpmi to install RPMs and dependencies.
urpme to uninstall RPMs.
The syntax for adding a source is
urpmi.addmedia source_name RPM_url with relative_path_to_hdlist_or_synthesis_list
hdlist.cz and synthesis.hdlist.cz are the site's index of the RPMs they have. hdlist
includes descriptions, sizes, and all that. These are often huge. synthesis.hdlist.cz
is the index of RPMs and just the dependencies. If you usually know what you want,
go with synthesis. If you like to browse and read, use hdlist.
The syntax for installing a package is
urpmi package_name
There are more commands, by the way, but this is most of what you need to know.
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