----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 21:07 Subject: Re: [newbie] Ready for upgrade?
> On Thursday 29 January 2004 08:24 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > An update: > > I begin by defineing an update source from: > > http://urpmi.org/easyurpmi/index.php > > Which directed me to 3 selections main, contrib & updates. The main server > > was in Brisbaine, Australia. The Contrib server in Graz, Austria. And the > > update server was in the USA. > > The strange part is that 19.1MB was downloaded from australia with no > > problems(that is some update list). The contrib and update servers both > > failed to read the synthesis file so they errored out and didnt complete. > > > > I have a few questions: > > 1. Can I just re-do the contrib and update servers without worring about > > main and does it matter in what order they are done? > > 2. Are there other servers that have this information? > > 3. I dont speak mandrake yet what is the meaning of hdlist and synthesis, > > I know what list means and understand synthesis, I dont think they mean > > what I understand. > > 4. A minor problem. The applets for KPPP in KDE or Gnome dont work they > > will niether start or stop kppp. Have to use terminal as root (start) and > > logout(stop), some suggestions please? > > Regards; > > Hoyt > Hoyt, 1. yes 2. the servers you see are the beginning of a drop down list, > click on the down arrow. 3. hdlist is the header list of the files on the > server, synthesis is a shortened list as I understand it, somebody who can > explain this better jump in here. 4 the link is not right for the applets, > you will have to reset the link. I have not used kppp for a couple of years > now so we need some help here also. HTH > -- > Dennis M. linux user #180842 > Thanks for the input; Hoyt
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