On Fri, 22 Oct 1999,Sean Armstrong wrote:
| "Ernest N. Wilcox Jr." wrote:
| >
| > For anyone else who has run into the problem with the kdelibs rpm not getting
| > installed properly, and if the previously posted fix methods (using rpm -Uvh
| > kdelibs-1.1.2-4mdk.i586.rpm) does not work, as in reporting that the rpm is for
| > a diferent architecture, then this may work:
| >
| > Boot the machine with the Linux-Mandrake 6.1 instalation boot disk .
| >
| > Proceed through the installer screens until you get to the Install, Updgrade
| > screen.
| >
| > When you get to the screen with the "Install" and"Upgrade" buttons, choose
| > the "Upgrade" button.
| >
| > Proceed through the screens until you get to the one which offers you the
| > chance to edit (customize) the packages which will be updated. This will be a
| > check box. Navigate to it with the TAB key. Select it with the SPACE bar (key).
| > Then navigate to and select the "OK" button.
| >
| > Next you will be presented with packages screen. after the "rebuilding
| > RPM database" message.
| >
| > Navigate to System Environment/Libraries/kdelibs. You can use the UP-ARROW and
| > the DOWN-ARROW keys to navigate between headings, and the SPACE key opens and
| > closes collapsed sub-headings (with the "+" or "-" in the small box at the
| > left).
| >
| > Select the kdelibs package with the SPACE bar, then TAB to "OK", and select it.
| >
| > Continue through the upgrade process, answering the questions as suitable for
| > your system configuration.
| >
| > When you re-start into Linux, in KDE, the icons will work as expected.
| >
| > Please note that I removed the kcmclock RPM package as indicated in other posts
| > to this list previous to trying to install the kdelibs package. There is a
| > conflict between these two packages as indicated in the RPM program error
| > message while the kcmclock package is still installed, when trying to install
| > the kcmclock RPM package.
| >
| > Now that I have the kdelibs package installed properly, I not only get the
| > icons in kfm properly displayed, but I can now run the kmail e-mail reader
| > again. I am using it now! Also, if I have gone into greater detail than anyone
| > needs or wants, please forgive in advance. I do not know if this work-around
| > solution will work on all 486 style machines, but it did on mine. Imagine that,
| > Linux-Mandrake 6.1 running on an AMD x5-133 with a 486 style main board!
| >
| > Ernie
|
| Even easier, use kpackage to remove kcmclock and then install kdelibs
| with kpackage. This is what I did on my computer. Took all of about
| one minute.
| SA
Yup, I tried that, but on my system, I got an error message saying that the RPM
is for a diferend architecture, and k-package refused to do the install, so I
found this work around. I did get another responce telling me how to correct
the problem, but that was after I posted the first message. See responces from
Axalon and Mr-X.
Ernie
