I have installed Mandrake-Linux 8.0 on my laptop with no errors (it seems). I then set up the Software Manager (MandrakeUpdate) with a ftp site, and a list of candidates available for update was displayed. I selected a few programs to update and started the process. The rpminst window then came up, followed shortly by the installer error window, stating that the program was bad, unreadable, or not found. If I were trying to update bash, the error line stated ",bash". That's right, the program name preceeded by a comma was given as the error. Other attempts have resulted in error lines that contain gibberish. It appears that the input program is making a muddle of creating the command line being sent to rpminst. After doing the same install on my desktop, I was able to update that system with no problems. Hmmm... Very strange! Is this a known problem with this version of the update program? Is there a workaround for this problem? If I could install a corrected program, is there any documentation for doing the updates from the command line for that install? Any assistance is most welcome... Tom.
