At 09:13 PM 6/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
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I have gone to glint in X to install some packages, but it says that I
don't have any RPMs on the CD-ROM I am trying to install. The path is
correct (/mnt/cdrom/Redhat/Rpms) but it still does not recognize the RPMs.
I have tried this with 4 different cds with RPMs on them and have changed
the path to the places where the RPMs should be.
The only thing I think I might have done to affect this is that in Windows,
I have opened the RPMS folder before and (once accidentally) had Windows
read all .rpm files as Adobe Acrobat files. The .rpm files will not open
in Adobe, but the computer still considers them to be Adobe files. I just
tried to change this by creating the type .rpm as having no actions to be
taken (not open Adobe). Glint still does not read the RPM files.
Any ideas on how to get glint to read my RPMs? Will the things I did in
Windows affect glint's reading of my RPMs?
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Hi Caesura:
First, if at all possible, set your outlook express to not send styled
text. Some mail readers don't display it well. I realize this may not be
possible if your on a company network and your administrator is anything
like me!.
Second, realize that linux is "CASE SENSITIVE". That means the following
two locations are NOT the same:
/mnt/cdrom/Redhat/Rpms
/mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS *** note different capitalization ***
If your coming from a windoze wierd (I mean world) and are used to the DOS
way of any old upper or lower case works, it can take a while to readjust.
Trying to read a CD-ROM file with Acrobat will not alter the file as CD's
are read only (assuming it is an original, not a CD-RW).
Good luck,
Tom
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Tom Taylor Sr. Development Technician
Telemedic Systems, Inc. 253.529.0526
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