On Friday 03 November 2000 02:33 pm, Albert E. Whale wrote: > > I would like to ask the $64,000 question. > > If the update utility does not work (even from one Minor Release > Level), why have it in the first place? > Does it or doesn't it? Either as user from the menu, or su'g to root in a console to run it, the app starts. I always get a "cannot retrieve packages, try another mirror" message. Which I have by entering them in 'preferences'. If I choose 'development' updates, it connects to a cooker mirror an lists the available updates. This is with 7.2b3 updated with many 7.2[final] rpms and 7.2b[last], mostly KDE2, XF-4.01, and anything else that appeared to have a problem. My little bit of ftp research of about a dozen mirrors around the world, both with NutScrape and Konqueror, says that while there are lot'sa 7.2/update/rpm/ ftp sites... they're all either empty, or have reached their user quotas (these could be empty also). Mesg's I've seen recently on the cooker list from Mdk developers say 'the rpm's will be available soon'. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
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