Steve Thanks. Next time someone needs the files in the directory /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/, all they have to do is install the XFree86-server rpm. Pretty simple? (Please don't go spanking me, I'm not whacking on you, honest, just making a point for a few other people) This should be a little motivation to learn more about the rpm command and Maximum RPM is a good book if you want to take the time. The only problem with rpm is that there is no database yet to tell us where certain files are for rpms that we do not have installed on a system. When that arrives, we will have a very simple job of finding things. With a mandrake cd you can go to the rpm directory and use the following command, rpm -qpl *.rpm | grep for_something but when you do this you do not see the package that the file was in. Will not take much work to write a little program to put the 'rpm -qpl' info into a database and then another simple command to get it out and then Mandrake/Redhat could put the database on the installation cd and load it with the install. Voila. Major problem is fixed. In the interim, you can 'rpm -qpl *.rpm >rpmqpl.out' and then use and editor or more or less to look for the key words in the rpmqpl.out file. Just above the result will be the name of the rpm that you want. Thanks for the opportunity to think out loud (writing actually :)) Tom Berkley Stephen Boulet wrote: > > [root@mozart /root]# rpm -qf /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/* > XFree86-server-4.0.1-28mdk > XFree86-server-4.0.1-28mdk > XFree86-server-4.0.1-28mdk > file /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so is not owned by any package > file /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so.1.0.5 is not owned by any > package > XFree86-server-4.0.1-28mdk > XFree86-server-4.0.1-28mdk > XFree86-server-4.0.1-28mdk > > Bear in mind that this is after I installed the NVidia drivers. > > -- Stephen > > On Sunday 12 November 2000 22:54, you wrote: > > Would you please do the following command as root and send me the > > results: > > > > rpm -qf /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/* > > > > I would like to know which rpm creates this directory so that I can save > > myself a new installation of 7.2. > > > > Thanks > > > > Tom Berkley > > > > PS > > > > I'll publish it on the list or you can if you want. Thanks again.
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