On Wednesday 18 June 2003 04:27 am, Buchan Milne wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > w9ya wrote: > > On Tuesday 17 June 2003 10:50 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > >>I think it is interesting that some think it is easier as two, while > > others > > >>find it easier as one. Personally I never use it since urpmi is my best > >>freind now > > > > Oh yeah, teach them urmpi and command line...lol. > > Did Greg even vaguely suggest anyone else should use urpmi? Please, if > you don't visit the list often (as you state), at least *read* the posts?
Not nice. Now go do like your mother might suggest; and wash your mouth out with soap. Or i.e. yes, it was implied, otherwise why bring it up in a discussion about newbies ? (What is his point?, and how is it germane ?) Sorry if this sounds harse, but it was you that suggested that I "..should at least *read* the posts" > > >>>2 - Installing ahs nothing to do with "how do I start a program" etc. > >>>i.e. > >> > >>Sure it does. Once it's installed, how do I start it. > >> > >>>Or put another way; if a user can use some other op system's installer > >>>without having to think about it, and a linux system can be even better > >>>by being more infomative but just as easy to use, then it is a win-win > >>>situation. > >> > >>I don't disagree with your points here. I was only trying to say that at > >>one point, installing Windows software is now easy because people are > >> used to it after all these years. At one point, they didn't know how to > >> do it there either, but they had to learn. > > > > Well for the last 5 years or more, installing in Windows is point and > > click on > > > a single icon for downloaded programs. > > You mean on Windows I actually have to download files? How? Where? What > if I don't like this one, where do I find another one? And if I can > install it like that, can I uninstall it like that? And why, if I can > uninstall everything in one place, can't I install everything from the > same place? > > And what about files called .msi files? > > Anyway, on Mandrake, you can just double click on any rpm you > downloaded, and it will install it, and anything it needs. > > Unfortunately, double clicking on an rpm on a CD still gives some > problem .... Um, again we were discussing a newbie using the rpmdrake tools to download, and additionally to use them as a basis to discover what software might be installed. In that context, I will just have to disagree with your assessment of the problem, as this concerns rpmdrake and not a download sitting on a desktop or otherwise easily seen by a user , logged in as such user. > > > It doesn't get any easier than that, > > unless you get really creative. i.e. One program to get and install > > software. > > Windows (until the Windows installer) had one program for each one you > wanted to install. With msi, it's slightly better, but not much. > > > Now make that same program tell me about what I already have and you > > have a > > > winner. > > Yes, this I agree with, but please don't punt Windows as being the > utopia of software installation, it can't even tell me which program > installed the mess of dll's all over my system. If it was, we wouldn't > need so many MCSEs. > > Buchan I am glad we can get to this point. It is nice when mandrakers can best agree on what etc. Bob > > - -- > > |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| > > Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager > Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 > Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za > GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc > 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQE+8DBurJK6UGDSBKcRArA9AJ9ioTKa0rblXmtUdPJkK1i0XogQoQCfZaG1 > mKBbSXeGQVAqoe/Tf0d26Jc= > =ZCFj > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ****************************************************************** > Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our > e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. > ******************************************************************
