8.2b is already out? They just release 8.2 didn't they? I installed it this weekend and was either having a problem with X or my nvidia video card because everything went fine until I started X and then I got a blank screen........maybe it was 8.2 and not me!!! I keep telling myself that anyway. <G>
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:23 PM Subject: [brluglist] Installing minimum RedHat was Re: Fw: Fw: Fwd: Re: phew > I'd suggest choosing the "Select Individual Packages" > option during install, deselecting ALL packages, and > then see what it insists that you install. > > Also, Mandrake 8.2b (based on RedHat) is supposed to > have a minimum install mode (80MB?), where it only > installs the bare minimum to get Linux running. > > John Hebert > > --- Cleve Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My short term goal is to install RH with only what I > > need. > > That is why I mentioned finding some resource that > > could tell me which > > packages require which other packages. I think I > > will be able to decide > > what services/apps I need to run but I don't have a > > clear idea of what those > > things need to do their job. > > > > Don't know if I am biting off to much or not. Of > > course, that has never > > stopped me in the past. I usually don't burn-out > > trying a million different > > things as long as I learn something along the way. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 10:20 AM > > Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: [brluglist] > > source files? > > > > > > > > > > --- Cleve Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > John, > > > > Does this mean that I can install an alternate > > > > package manager on RH rather > > > > than its own RHPM app? > > > > I was under the impression that RH, Mandrake, > > etc > > > > could only use rpms and > > > > Debian, etc could only use .deb files. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Cleve > > > > > > Yes, it does(!). There was a project a few months > > ago > > > that ported the Debian package manager to RedHat. > > I > > > can't find any links on that at the moment, can > > anyone > > > else? > > > > > > Also, there is a project called Alien that can > > convert > > > various software package formats to others. Again, > > no > > > good links at the moment. > > > > > > You should also get familiar with installing files > > > from source. Are you? > > > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free > > email! > > > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > > ================================================ > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > > your subscription information. > > > ================================================ > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
