Alastair Scott wrote:
> On Sun 11 August 2002 6:07 pm, Terry Sheltra wrote:
>
>
>>I have a stupid question .. :-)
>>
>>I have noticed that rpmdrake has been completely redone, and am now
>>thorougly confused about manually installing packages that I download from
>>the internet. Before, all I would have to do is tell Mozilla or Netscape
>>to run /usr/bin/rpminst, but now that doesn't work. I tried to add a local
>>directory using the new "Edit Software Sources" tool, but can't figure out
>>the syntax of what I need to add to properly configure it as a source. The
>>first two boxes are simple enough (a name, and the path of the directory),
>>but the third box is confusing me ("Relative path to synthesis/hdlist").
>>What the heck is that?? Ok, now that I've thoroughly confused everyone
>><g>, here are my questions:
>>
>>1. Is there a way to run the rpm installer program like I used to from
>>Mozilla or Netscape (a la /usr/bin/rpminst)?
>>
>>2. How do I properly add a local directory as a source to rpmdrake?
>
>
> Not a stupid question.
>
> 0. The hdlist, typically, looks like
>
> ../base/hdlist.cz
>
> in the appropriate box.
>
> Essentially, on a server, the RPMs are held in a RPMS directory (somewhere in
> the ftp tree) and the hdlist - which tells the Mandrake package manipulation
> software what the RPMs are - is a text file, usually hdlist.cz, in a base
> directory at the same level of the tree.
>
> 1. This will probably be sorted out before the final build. (Personally, I
> wouldn't do it - I'd prefer to have a close look at what I was downloading
> before installing it, just I always download a .tar.bz2 file rather than
> trying to open it straight off with something).
>
> 2. Do Configuration | Packaging | Edit Software Sources from the KDE menu,
> then press Add then, on the window that appears, type in a name (anything)
> and then the path (file:// and then the path; an example from here is
> file:///home/thebrix/files/packages). Don't bother with the 'Relative path to
> synthesis/hdlist'. In fact, I think that box should die horribly; it seems
> unlikely, unless you're trying to do something eccentric like mirror the
> entire Cooker on your local hard drive, that it will ever be needed.
>
> Interestingly, I think MandrakeSoft is doing the right thing with the
> packager; the 8.2 one is a sprawling monster as it tries to do everything and
> has controls all over the places. The 9.0 beta one is getting there, but
> needs refinements; as one of those fearsome UI people who pick holes in
> things I've posted some suggestions to the [cooker] mailing list. (My
> simplest one is dead easy - a window with four buttons which runs each of the
> existing applications; that would placate the people who want a single
> packaging application).
>
> Alastair
excellent, good sound advice. always be sure of what you're installing.
the recent compromised packages from Openssh should be a good example.
Even the most secure servers can be compromised.
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