On Sunday 04 January 2004 09:56 am, E. Hines wrote: > On Sunday 04 January 2004 04:48 am, John wrote:
> I downloaded the packages individually using the link to the ftp > mirrors on the Mandrake bugfix site--these: > > http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php > > The packaglist needed is on the bugfix site: > > > http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKA- >2003:030-1 > > I installed 6 packages, all the listed ones except the *.src.rpm. > I installed each package from the command line with: > > root#rpm --nodeps -Ufvh name_of_file.rpm > > Then I did an #update-menus -v which acted like it didn't > complete (took a long time and never returned me to the command > prompt), but it must have, because I did a Cntrl>C after 45 minutes > or so and restarted kde and my menu items were all there. > > I hope it works for you. hi e just a quick note to let you know that only 2 of the 6 packages installed from the mirror update. I remeber those 2 because i did those separately and wondered then why the menus didn't come back. Must be something wrong with the mirror. Am downloading the remaining packages now and will let you know what the result is. Thanks for the help john
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