I checked the update listing and there's only a .1 upgrade available for
Linuxconf. Is that little of a change a needed update? What is the update for
anyhow?
On Sunday 14 January 2001 06:52 am, you wrote:
> Look on http://www.linux-manrake.com/en/updates for their security update
> key. Install that one in gpg and see what rpm -K gives you for the
> linuxconf rpms. I got the linuxconf files from sunsite, so if you got them
> from there, they should be ok.
>
> Tom Berkley
>
> "Ralph F. De Witt" wrote:
> > On Friday 12 January 2001 23:50, you wrote:
> > > No. I downloaded the linuxconf rpm's (from sunsite mirror) and checked
> > > them with rpm -K and they checked OK. Install went fine too. However, I
> > > only use update to tell me if there are updates, then I go get them,
> > > ftp them into my updates directory, check them with -K, and install
> > > them after ogling (rpm -qipl). That process worked fine for me.
> > >
> > > Tom Berkley
> > >
> > > "Ralph F. De Witt" wrote:
> > > > Hi all:
> > > > Has any one had problems with the new Linuxconf update. I tried to
> > > > download it from several sites and had Mandrakeupdate tell me either
> > > > it was unsigned or that it was not properly signed, or my Gnupg was
> > > > improperly installed. At any rate it would not install even if I
> > > > tried to force it.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ralph F. De Witt MBA
> > > >
> > > > It said uses Windows 98 or better so I installed Linux-Mandrake 7.2
> > > > Proud user of Linux-Mandrake 7.2 Powerpack Deluxe
> > > > Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234
> > > > GPG Public Key available at http://www.keyserver.net
> > > > Key fingerprint = 6426 1CFF 0987 9D51 76D6 06BC F22A CFF4 559A 03E7
> >
> > Tom:
> > I have reinstalled the Mandrake GPG key it is the one I had. I tried all
> > my ftp programs and have to the conclusion that they are corrupted. In
> > trying to download the linuxconf file which is some 1.8 mb I was only
> > able to get about a max of 300 k. the same for linuxconf devel. This was
> > the same for all my ftp programs, including konqueror and Nutscape, it
> > did not seem to matter which update site I was at also, I tried a good
> > dozen. So on my end I am statisfied that I do not have a problem, but
> > that the problem lies in a corrupt file or two on the update ftp sites. I
> > guess that I will have to wait for someone at Mandrake to notice this.
> > Thanks for all your help. --
> > Ralph F. De Witt MBA
> >
> > It said uses Windows 98 or better so I installed Linux-Mandrake 7.2
> > Proud user of Linux-Mandrake 7.2 Powerpack Deluxe
> > Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234
> > GPG Public Key available at http://www.keyserver.net
> > Key fingerprint = 6426 1CFF 0987 9D51 76D6 06BC F22A CFF4 559A 03E7
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Mark
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