On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:45:06 -0800 (PST) dave k <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, I have an entirely fresh installation of Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 on > my PS3 and I'm having a lot of trouble with it. The most of the > worries are dealing with the Package Installer, Package Manager, and > Software Updater, three types of programs which I apparently took for > granted in the past. I am a new Linux user which makes all of this > even more mystifying and frustrating. Every time I open any of these > programs, whether it be directly from Enlightenment, GNOME, or as the > appropriate program to open a file, (i.e. I double click the file, it > opens, then promptly and consistently quits with an error message.) > The Add/Remove Programs window does the following. I will click it, a > smaller window comes up saying Retrieving Software Info. An error > then appears saying "unable to retrieve software information, this > could be caused by not having a network connection available." I do > have a network connection. I am writing you this email right now from > the PS3 on Mozilla. This is the same message I recieve from "pup", or > the software updater. I downloaded "yum" as apparently that is > something I need, but when I click on a file, (a "package designed to > opened with Software Installer), the "installing Packages" window > will then claim there are no packages. There are plenty of other > things about YDL that bother me as well but I'm willing to ignore > them until I am able to get at LEAST the basics working. What do I > need to do? Which configurations must I change? Please help me. If you have an enhanced account you should follow these directions - http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/solutions/ydl_5.0/yum.shtml There is supposed to be a similar set of directions for people without enhanced accounts, but I can't find it right now.
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