"A.Sleep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >As Axalon says, it's just compatibility crap:
> ># misc/gendepslist -h Mandrake/base/depslist Mandrake/base/hdlist
> >compat-egcs-c++-5.3-1.0.3a.3mdk requires compat-egcs but no package provide
> >it
> [...8<...SNiP...]
> >xtraceroute-0.8.14-4mdk requires libMesaGLU.so.3 but no package provide it
> >Remove the problematic packages, regenerate hdlist & depslist, and
> >the error
> >message will magically disappear.
>
> OK, call me stupid (shoosh you), but... this is the first time I have messed
> with a distribution as a whole, especially during the install procedures.
> I've messed with the Red Hat installer a bit (the 5.x/6.x version) but that
> was quite different.... so:
>
> How? How would I remove the packages and regen hdlist/deplist? Are we
> talking during the install? If that's the case, no prob. Just CTL-ALT to the
> prompt and rpm -e the rogue files... right?
read www.linux-mandrake.com/drakx/README to see how to regen hdlist/depslist.
you have to do it prior to the install step!
>
> <oh boy it's like learning to code all over again>
>
it's like this everyday, and that's why it's fun!
