I think urpmi was first included in Mandrake 7.2 which would explain why you don't seem to have it installed.
> Do you have an X display running? If so, you might wanna point your > 'DISPLAY' environment variable at it (MandrakeUpdate wants to display a > GUI)... For urpmi... well, I'm not surprised you don't have it, Mandrake > 6.1 is kinda, um, old... consider upgrading? :) > > Cheers, > Gareth > > On Tuesday 25 February 2003 23:14, Johnno wrote: > > this is what I get from mandrake 6.1 > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root]# MandrakeUpdate > > > > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root]# urpmi > > bash: urpmi: command not found > > > > Johnno > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Johnno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 9:03 AM > > Subject: Re: Distro Updates > > > > > > urpmi has to be run as root (normal users can not see or access it). > > You'll have to log in as root or uses su. Once your loged in as root it > > should be avliable to you. You are runing Mandrake linux aren't you? It > > should have been installed as part of the default system if you have > > Mandrakeupdate installed you will have urpmi installed. > > > > that help? > > > > On Tuesday 25 Feb 2003 12:44 am, you wrote: > > > Many thanks.. > > > > > > where about can i get urpmi ?? > > > > > > the system do not have it installed :) > > > > > > Johnno > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Chad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Johnno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:23 AM > > > Subject: Re: Distro Updates > > > > > > On Monday 24 Feb 2003 11:25 pm, Johnno wrote: > > > > Is there a update program around that will run from shell?? > > > > I tried to use MandrakeUpdate on one of the system.. but is need a > > > > > > graphic > > > > > > > interface to work... > > > > Most of the work I do on the servers is remote and via SSH... > > > > Many Thanks, > > > > Johnno > > > > > > As root the CLI command to update Mandrake linux is: > > > urpmi --update --auto-select > > > this command will ask a couple of questions. If you want it to run with > > > > out > > > > > asking any questions at all use this command. > > > urpmi --update --auto-select --auto > > > This will install all the current updates for your system. I'd suggest > > > setting > > > it as a root cron task. You'll have to add a security source to urpmi > > > if you haven't already this command will do that again as root from the > > > command line. > > > urpmi.addmedia --update updates > > > ftp://public.ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/updates/9.0/RPMS/ with > > > ../base/hdlist.cz > > > > > > that should all be on one line. > > > ur*****media --u***** up**s ftp://******** with ../****/hdlist.cz > > > > > > hope that helps. By the way I'm assuming that your runing Mandrake 9.0 > > > if not > > > you'll need to use http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php to get the > > > correct > > > command to add the updates source for what ever version your runing. > > > > > > Chad -- Yow! Are you the self-frying president?
