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| 311647 | 2005-01-13 09:17:00 | Thanks again to you all. I'm away for a few days and shall try these things on my return - and let you know how I get on. Cheers | sarum (6222) | ||
| 311648 | 2005-01-14 08:24:00 | Hi Sam I am, Thanks for your reply. To be brief; my Linux computer is not yet on the internet, so can I get Fedora 3 from you on this ME computer. I installed RedHat9 myself on the other comp: as desktop(not work station)-I'm a newbie, so I think I did well. But after failing with RealPlayer; I tried FireFox from the installation RedHat CDs. I got the box icon on desktop. Right click 'install'. Dialog box said something like' wait a mo;dependencies' and the vanished. Tried again and again but the same thing. The blue line got half way across the box-then nothing. I'm wondering if my Os Installation is lacking something because I did it myself. Your replies(all of you) is appreciated. | sarum (6222) | ||
| 311649 | 2005-01-14 08:41:00 | I'm glad you are not giving up sarum, you are doing well so far :) Firefox wasn't around on Red Hat 9 install CD's, so I am not quite sure about this one or where you are getting Firefox from ... If you are getting dependency errors which it sounds like, the best thing to do is to install the rpm via command line and not with the GUI Package manager (this is what opens when you just double-click on a rpm). Open up a terminal window (console/shell etc) and then enter in these commands shown in blue, and remember they are cAsE sensitive and require the blank spaces where shown: cd Desktop/ [hit enter] Then if you enter in ls [hit enter] you should see the contents of your desktop listed including the rpm. Then enter in: su [hit enter], enter in root's password [hit enter] Next up we are going to do a dummy run of the install and see what error messages it gives (make sure you don't have any rpm on the desktop apart from the one you want to install) rpm -Uvh *.rpm --test [hit enter] Post back here with what that command gives. :) For your info, the last command decodes as: rpm = redhat package manager program -Uvh = Upgrade (can use this even if it is not an upgrade to install with); verbose (tell me what you are doing); hash (show hash ## marks to show progress) --test = do a test run only (doesn't install, just does a dummy rum to see what dependencies are required, if any) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 311650 | 2005-01-16 08:40:00 | Jen, Thanks for your reply, which I've printed, so I can close this computer and try it out on the Linux - and let you know the result. I feel guilty of taking so much time,on what must be to you guys very basic stuff. I can do all this on DOS, but Linux......FireFox came with RedHat9 installation CDs on a mag: called Australian Linux Journal. Thanks again Sarum. |
sarum (6222) | ||
| 311651 | 2005-01-16 08:48:00 | Please don't feel guilty, this is what we are here for, to help out each other. :) Everyone has to start somewhere, and it is great you are trying Linux as it is quite different to Windows. The more time you spend in Linux, the more familiar it will become to you though. We all started out with nothing, and infact, the more I know about Linux, the more I realise I don't know :D - Love the challenge it gives though! :thumbs: Good luck with the rpm :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 311652 | 2005-01-18 08:20:00 | Hi Jen, thanks again for your reply and encouragement. I did as you suggested and :- [cjf@localhost cjf]$ cd Desktop/ [cjf@localhost Desktop]$ ls Floppy~ Home Start Here Trash [cjf@localhost Desktop]$ su Password: [root@localhost Desktop]# rpm -Uvh *.rpm --test error: File not found by glob: *.rpm [root@localhost Desktop]# . Really annoying when the rpm icon is sitting on the desktop. I spoke to the guy who is going to network my 2 machines so I can internet both Linux & ME. He suggested that he install Fedora Core2 when he's here doing the network, CD's on an Oz PC mag:. Core3, mentioned by Chill earlier are on DVD(I dont have a DVD thingy) is there much difference. All this seems a bit of a cop-out after all the advice you and others have so freely given. I wonder if anyone has any last thing I could try. Thanks again to you all |
sarum (6222) | ||
| 311653 | 2005-01-18 08:46:00 | Bit puzzled why you can see the package sitting on the deskop, yet it is not listed by the ls command. It is certainly a good idea to install Fedora, as there are lots of packages around to use and more recent support available, plus some excellent userguides :) - example (http://fedoranews.org/) If you like, I can send you Fedora Core 3 on CD's instead of using Core 2. Core 3 comes with Firefox as its default browser :D Send me a PM if you would like these disc's with your postal details etc. :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 311654 | 2005-01-18 11:56:00 | bash-2.05b$ touch 12sadf0asdfjn bash-2.05b$ su Password: bash-2.05b# updatedb locate 12sadf* bash-2.05b# locate 12sadf* /home/chill/12sadf0asdfjn bash-2.05b# I still fail to see why updatedb then locate filename* wouldnt work.... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 311655 | 2005-01-19 19:51:00 | Hi Chill and Jen, Thanks yet again for your replies. Both of you are right - the icon is on the desktop but unrecognised and updatedb : locate cannot do its stuff. Sam is kindly sending me FC3 CD's(thanks for the offer Jen) and I'll try Chill's formular before the CD's arrive. Its all been quite frustrating and I'd have given up if it hadn't been for the amount of help from you guys; thanks to you all - Sarum | sarum (6222) | ||
| 311656 | 2005-01-20 07:19:00 | I'm afraid Chill may have misjudged my degree of 'newbieness'. [cjf@localhost cjf]$ bash-2.05b$ su bash: bash-2.05b$: command not found [cjf@localhost cjf]$ su Password: [root@localhost cjf]# updatedb [root@localhost cjf]# locate 12sadf* /home/cjf/12sadfOasdfjn [root@localhost cjf]# In my Home File (Directory?) '12sadfOasdfjn' is an empty file, so I'm not sure what was meant to happen. Cheers Sarum |
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