> Okay, here goes.  The PowerPack Edition 8.2 Installation and User Guide 
> states on page 327 
> 
> "There is an easy way to completely update your system, with the latest 
> available software release: MandrakeUpdate.  This tool will query known and 
> trusted package repositories, then list the available new packages.  To 
> launch the MandrakeUpdate wizard, click on the button in RpmDrake's toolbar. 
> ..."
> 
> Now this may or may not work on your system.  My experience with Mandrake in 
> the past has been that with the three CD set not all of the components are 
> included and that when you try to run one that is not, nothing happens.  It 
> doesn't tell you it couldn't find the app or that it could not run it or 
> anything like that it just doesn't do anything.  It's a unix thing, you just 
> got to love it.


I found this online tutorial that show exactly how it is supposed to work.
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Spotlight/SoftwareMgr/

Nicely done. Unfortunately when I tried it, it kept locking up my computer.

Dex

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