On Sun, 9 Jun 2002, Michael Marcucio wrote:
> while on my quest to bring my powerbook back to where it was before (kde3, > etc) i came across 3 different places for new stuff: contrib, cooker, and > updates. > before i start going crazy installing stuff i want to be sure that i'm not > gong to kill my computer (again ;). pleas let me know if i am correct in the > discriptions of these 3 places. > contrib: packages not included in 8.2 but will install fine on this system No longer true once cooker begins. I haven't done much with contribs yet. the kde3 stuff that is there should still be safe. I believ Olivier Thauvin has plans to update contribs with cooker materials. > cooker: don't even to attemp to install on an 8.2 install because everything > is compiled with gcc3 true > updates: updates to the packages that came with the 8.2 cds > true Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
