Were you root?
I run SuSe, and install updates frequently, but I use YaST. I have never
had a problem.
Ted Grzesik wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> I was given this email by a co-worker (Mark Fearer) in hopes of answering my
> Linux question. He said I was guaranteed to get a response. Whether any of
> those responses lead to a solution is not guaranteed. :-)
>
> Problem: I cannot run any of the RPM installer GUIs on RedHat 7.1
>
> I was hoping to run a GUI (e.g. kpackage, GNORPM), but they both crash and bu
> rn
> when I start them up. I am new to the RPM tools and did not want to wade
> through man pages figuring out the nuances of rpm. Also, the GUIs should all
> ow
> simple browsing and selection of packages to install.
>
> My underlying goal is the following: Install RedHat 7.1 Server and then add
> packages from all RedHat distro CDs as desired. I would like to pick and cho
> ose
> what I install from each of the many CDs.
>
>
> Background: I worked on Apollo Domain/OS (anyone remember JLRU?) and then HP
> -UX
> for 7+ years. I have spent the last 4 years programming mostly on Windoze wi
> th
> a sprinkling of Solaris. I have started building a Linux server for my home
> network so I can run reliable and secure FTP, HTTPD, etc. Unfortunately, my
> years of Un*x experience is not fully compatible. For example, it took me so
> me
> time to figure out that RedHat 7.1 uses xinetd, as opposed to the more famili
> ar
> inetd.
>
> At any rate, I am eager to learn the subtleties of Linux, but my patience wil
> l
> wear thin quite quickly if everything crashes on me (e.g. kpackage). I alrea
> dy
> own an operating system where applications crash regularly - why learn anothe
> r
> one? :-)
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ted Grzesik
>
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> Ted Grzesik i2 Technologies, Inc.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Merrimack, NH 603-791-2312
> http://www.i2.com Fax: 603-791-2595
> "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even
> though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits
> who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray
> twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." -- Theodore Roosevelt
>
>
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