On Friday 29 June 2001 13:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> I recently installed Mandrake 7.2, asking for development
> and complete install. To my surprise, emacs is not on this
> system! In fact during the install, I was only asked for
> CDs 1 and 3, and NOT CD 2 (where xemacs is), if my memory
> is not failing me. Which brings me to the following
> questions:
>
> Is there an installation log kept somewhere on the system?
>
> What is the rpm command to install ALL the packages on a
> given CD? [What if the RPMS directory contains only
> links, i.e. files ending in .rpm@?]
>
> xv is not installed and I do not see any trace of it on any
> of the 4 CDs I have. Maybe it is hidden inside a larger package.
> Is there a file of some sort that would be essentially
> a list of applications, programs etc... which would make
> finding their location easy [the equivalent of the
> appendix one finds with some documentation]?
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Serge Pineault
We quietly arranged a firing squad for the marketeer who decided to
call that DESKTOP edition "Complete". ;-}
You can use MandrakeUpdate to get what you want. Just point it at a
7.2 capable site and all the packages not available tin your distro
are available there. bison and yacc, too.
As for your apps, listing--another function of MandrakeUpdate, though
the current Software Manager does it much better.
A few generations ago such indexes were found on the MandrakeCDs.
They have been quietly replaced by tutorials for the user who didn't
give us any rave reviews about 1300 item descriptive lists.
Anyway, your install is not incomplete, but your "Complete" isn't
unless you want to work on a desktop. But the missing stuff is
downloadable.
As for index, there are now 2200 plus packages on the first 2 CDs
which provide quite a few files. If you are volunteering to organize
a list of descriptions, welcome! Just write back to me and I'll get
you on the appropriate list.
Civileme
