I agree. I think a discussion on basics like loading software, upgrading, etc. would be really great!
David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Topher Fischer Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbies] Installing/Updating software This is something that I've muddled through many times, but never had a good idea of what I was actually doing. If someone could give a good explanation of the ideas behind the actions, I would be very happy and thankful. I just decided to attempt to "upgrade" Gimp on my machine (which I guess is just the same as installing from scratch). I'm running RH9, but I could only find an RPM for Fedora Core 1. I didn't think it was the right one for me, but I got it and tried it anyway, but was then faced with a long list of dependencies that need to be taken care of first. I've found some of them in tarballs, zipped in various formats, but now what? How do I get them into thier proper places, configured properly, and such Any help would be appreciated. (I wouldn't mind seeing something like this at an UUG meeting, but I think I'm the only real newbie that occasionally attends (sorry, astronomy's not my thing)). ~Topher __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
