On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:35:43 +0200 Kaj Haulrich disseminated the following:
> > Every time I try to install a program from rpmdrake, it goes for > > initializing. I think it is looking for a connection. How can I > > make rpmdrake not to look for programs on-line. For example I am > > trying to install an FTP client and I am sure there is one on my > > disks; I don't want to get one from on-line. > > You have defined your sources as various on-line ones. > > You can edit those sources in mcc. Or : browse your CD's, copy the > relevant rpm to some directory, cd directory to that one, become > root and type : urpmi <nameofrpm>. ...could you not also use the '--media' switch with urpmi (lets you define what source(s) you want to use)? I'm not sure how you would describe the media (I removed my CD's as sources ages ago), but it should show you the media name in MCC --> Software Mgmt --> Software Media Manager. Something like: urpmi --media CD1 <packagename> -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.orderinchaos.org 08:55:40 up 14:18, 5 users, load average: 0.14, 0.20, 0.12 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a-begging." -- Martin Luther
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