On Wednesday November 20 2002 03:07 pm, Aaron wrote:
> thanks to everyone.
>
> just appears that I tried the wrong directory.
> next question.
> Is there a way I can add a non mandrake ftp to urpmi??
> I am interested in multimedia and would like to be able to update
> from the net.
>
> Aaron
Here's how I do it. First I don't add sources on the CL, even tho I
prefer the CL for usin urpmi. Click on Software Sources Manager in
your menu. It's under Configuration | Packaging. Click on 'Add', then
choose 'ftp' and give it a name. Then I use Konqueror to load the ftp
site, and check for whether either 'hdlist.cz' or 'synthesis.hdlist.cz'
is in the /base directory on the ftp site. Synthesis is preferred, but
sometimes there's only hdlist.
Then I click on one of the rpms on the site, copy link location, and
paste that into the url line in Software Sources Manager. Then I move
the cursor to the last dir/ before the rpm name, and delete the rpm
name. Then type in the 'relative path to synthesis/hdlist' determined
above from /base for that ftp site. Usually somthin like
'../base/synthesis.hdlist.cz'. Click on 'OK' while connected, and the
source (hdlist) will be d/l'd and added.
Seems more complex than doin it on the CL, but the advantange of usin
Software Sources Manager is you can easily en/disable ftp sites. You
can have dozens loaded, but just focus your d/l from certain pertinent
ftp sites for what you want. Just uncheck the other sites, and do a
'urpmi.update -a' on the CL. Ready to go ;)
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