On Sat, 16 Mar 2002 11:54:43 +0200 "Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> studiouisly spake these words to ponder:
> Paul wrote: > > > > On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 18:20:59 -0800 rob wrote: > > > > >Is there a semi-automated way to fetch packages? I used to use SuSe > > >Linux, and they had Yast which would go out and get the rpm's. I'm > > >told there is something similar in Mandrake, but I didn't find it after > > >fooling around for an hour or so. Thanks, Rob. > > > > It is called urpmi. > So Paul, is there some cmd line way when connected to the net to have > the package being installed fetch all its RPM's, and then install the > package regardless of how many packages there may be. I would assume it > would be a command similar to 'rpm ivh <rpm name> | > http://www.rpmfind.net'? > > What if no sources have been defined using urpmi can it automagically > download from a site like listed above? I am looking at installing > OpenOffice.org, StarOffice 5,2 and an updated Mozilla off a CD but there > are way too many dependencies to jot down so I was thinking of piping > the request for dependencies to rpmfind.net? You think it would work and > how? Hylton, >From what I've read already here on the lists that can be done with urpmi. Check the man pages for correct usage. -- daRcmaTTeR --------------------------------------------------------------------- If at first you don't succeed do what your wife told you to do the first time! Registered Linux User 182496 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:05pm up 1 day, 13:28, 2 users, load average: 0.28, 1.14, 0.78
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