put cd or dvd in drive. then "k menu" > system > yast (enter root password) > in the left pane make sure software is selected, in the right pane choose software management. in the search box type whois. select check box on right, click accept. done.
Roger Chris AKA personthingy wrote: > Um... Ok, i assume you mean the computer tab on the start menu thing? > > There's no "install" option, and entering whois on the search bar i do see > lets me find a variety of things, including the email i am replying to here, > but no install option. > > It occurs to me this may be because i have removed the CDrom, and the option > to install software from CD. > > I'm shutting down and putting a CDrom in before i myself disappear of the the > humble grind of hoping to be paid one of these years :) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Friday 27 April 2007 08:53, Steve Holdoway wrote: > OK, now I'm at work, and have booted up a vanilla SuSE 10.2 install. > > computer->install software > type in whois into the search box at the top of the gui, amd click 'Install' > > The necessary resources are on the install dvd > > Steve > > On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:34:38 +1200 > Chris AKA personthingy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So how does one install whois using suse 10.2? > > > > On Thursday 26 April 2007 18:25, Steve Holdoway wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:07:44 +1200 > > Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> apt-get whois install > > > bash: apt-get: command not found > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> > > > > > > > > As I pointed out earlier, that wouldn't work even if you had installed > apt > ( > > and personthingy would need to be superuser ). Just because SuSE is > different > > isn't a reason to dismiss it. You'd do well to keep an opener mind. You'll > > not I'm keeping my personal feelings out of this conversation! > > > > Steve > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# apt-get whois install > > E: Invalid operation whois > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# > > > > > > > >
