On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 23:06, Nathan Given wrote: > I posted to this newsgroup awhile back about apt-get for Linux Mandrake. I > was told about urpmi and I did my best to install it properly. > > Is there a way to test it? What if I get this error... > > no package named [thing I was trying to install] urpmi is still kind of ghetto compared to apt-get in my opinion. It does resolve dependencies and stuff for you, but the commands aren't as easy as apt in my opinion. Most likely you have everything installed correctly for urpm. One gripe I have about urpm is the fact that I have to use CDs for installation UNLESS you know how to add sources for urpm to download from. For example, go to http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/urpmiweb.php I usually select a main, contrib, and update resource. They even tell you what to type in at the command prompt to add these sources. Then to install (without using a CD), you have to be a little more patient. Let's say you want to install some funky xmms plugin. So you type 'urpmi --media main xmms-funkyplugin' and urpmi says, NO package named xmms-funkyplugin. So then you try urpmi --media contrib xmms-funkyplugin. You may or may not get it at the contrib resource. The main thing is, you need to know the exact name of the package to install. There is a command called urpmq that queries the rpm database for you. Read the man page on that. It should help you. -- Glen Wagley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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