guran ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi > VERSION: (rsync ftp.sunet.se) > Mandrake Linux Cooker-i586 20011207 20:50 > /ChangeLog/1.607/Wed Dec 5 23:11:39 2001//
> I had problems installing my NVIDIA drivers and found out that > kernel-source was not installed, although I had opted for the > development package. > Used mc to go into my hd-mirror and used rpm, but was informed that > ncurses-devel was to be needed. Couldn't find it in the mirror. Used rpm > -q --whatprovides -> no help. > This is in Gnome, as the new kdebase will not install, tried as a user > to launch mcc, but my su passwd was not enough. I had to go into su in > console and then run mcc. > The package ncurses-devel does not exist, what is needed is > libncurses5-devel-5.2-16mdk.i586. > Please, change this. Finding it the right way: urpmf --provides ncurses-devel Or with an ftp-client. yafc cooker ls *ncurses* And you would have seen the light. As for the naming conventions. They are very sophisticated and help in keeping libraries updateble without having to rebuild all depending apps after after an update. And if you think about that one for a while I am sure you will see the light as well. Cya, Han.
