On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 23:17:47 +0000
Margot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Lee Wiggers wrote:
> > On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 22:44:05 +0000
> > Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Friday 28 Nov 2003 10:30 pm, Langsley T Russell wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi.
> >>>
> >>>I'm running 9.2 and when I try to run the update from the
> >>>control center it tells me that I have at least one selected
> >>>media but that they are all disabled. When I go to the Software
> >>>Media Manager as directed to enable the media. They are all
> >>>marked enabled. I've tried unchecking them one at a time then
> >>>rechecking them and trying again but I still get the message,
> >>>that they are all disabled. I've even done a couple of reboots
> >>>over a couple of days but I still get the same "all
> >>>disabled"message. What can I do to correct this and get my
> >>>installation of ML-9.2 updated with the latest patches??
> >>>TIA
> >>>
> >>>LTR }}:{(
> >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >>Do you actually have an 'update' media defined?
> >>
> >>Go here http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php and follow the
> >>instructions to add an 'update' media source. While you are
> >there>add a source for 'plf' and 'contrib' as well and you will
> >be able>to install 100's of cool extra applications online.
> >>
> >>Note: Do *not* do what it says about " urpmi.removemedia -a" or
> >>else you will lose your CD sources.
> >>
> >>Note: The web page will give you a command to copy and paste
> >into>a terminal window. The window has to be a 'root' window.
> >Type 'su'>in a regular terminal window to become root.
> >>Copy/paste in Linux is mouse highlight/wheel click
> >>
> >>Note: If you do not want to use the command line install the
> >>urpmi.update package from your CDs using the Mandrake Software
> >>manager. Then run urpmi.update and a nice little GUI will guide
> >>you through adding sources.
> >>
> >>HTH
> >>
> >>derek
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Curious what the advantage of keeping the CD sources might be?
> >
> > Lee
> >
>
> If you have broadband, probably no advantage at all...but if
> you're on a slow dialup, and particularly if you're paying by the
> minute for your connection, it is much faster (and cheaper!) to
> add packages from the CD sources. That way, you only spend
> precious internet time downloading packages that aren't on the
> CDs.
>
> Margot
>
>
>
Thought about it after I put my foot in, as usual.
Thanks
Lee
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