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| Thread ID: 69049 | 2006-05-20 04:15:00 | Help with Fedora 5 | Nomad (952) | Press F1 |
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| 456387 | 2006-05-22 09:29:00 | I downloaded XMMS and a guide from this (stanton-finley.net) If I use the command: "su" and then pop the password in. Then .."rpm -Uvh XXXX.rpm" (I dragged drop the icon to the terminal for it to type the filename automatically). It says, error: cannot locate %source /user/src/redhat/SOURCES If I double click the rpm filename it runs and says: cannot install packages. CLICK OK. It says: No packages were given for installation.The guide uses Yum to download the package and install it. Did you download it manually from somewhere? What does the file name end with - .rpm, .src.rpm or something else? Could you please post back with the full filename you have. Did you configure Yum with the extra repositories as given in that guide? If you follow that guide (stanton-finley.net) then you shouldn't be getting these problems. Start at the beginning and read it all to get an overview of it. As you have already installed Fedora, you can skip the parts relating to that. Double-check you have followed the Yum setup parts. Once you have that covered, just follow the sections for the applications you want to setup and install. If you copy and paste the commands that will eliminate any typos. The author of that guide has chosen to use command line most of the time, but once you have Yum setup (the GUI version) you can use that to install any further packages you want. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 456388 | 2006-05-22 11:41:00 | Hello Jen I have not yet configured terminal or YUM yet. I downloaded it manually and tried to run it manually with the "rpm -Uvh XXXX.rpm" command. I will try to configure it soon, maybe tomm, after I get my modem working from this site (www.linuxant.com) I will be using a HSF driver I think and I have used hte command "uname -r" to find out my exact type. I have downloaded the file but yet to install it. Regarding XXMS, I got XXMS as a mp3 player from the above URL. From this other article. (www.fedorafaq.org) I found the "rpm -Uvh command". I just applied it to the rpm downloaded file for the XXMS program which is www.xmms.org But I got those error screens. I also got the errors when I double clicked on it. But tomorrow I will try to use live update with YUM to the repositories. I have not changed anything from the install of Fedora, I do not have a clue if YUM is set properly other than what the DVD disc did at setup, but I can imagine so v much possible that it can be a case of dependency from hell if not all the other files are there that is required. So I will give live update a bash tomorrow. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 456389 | 2006-05-22 12:26:00 | I will try to configure it soon, maybe tomm, after I get my modem working from this site (www.linuxant.com) I will be using a HSF driver I think and I have used hte command "uname -r" to find out my exact type. I have downloaded the file but yet to install it.Make sure you select the i686 Architecture which is Pentium 3/4 or its AMD equivalent. The command "uname -r" tells you what your current running kernel version is. You then use that to select the correct RPM package for your kernel version. I just applied it to the rpm downloaded file for the XXMS program which is www.xmms.org But I got those error screens. I also got the errors when I double clicked on it.I suspected that was the type of file you downloaded. The .src.rpm indicates it is a source rpm, and not a binary rpm. This is why that installation command did not work. You only download source rpm's if you wish to build the rpm from source yourself and it involves different commands and procedure. Further down the download page you will see the binary files. They just have the .rpm on the file name. They are equivalent to .exe's. But tomorrow I will try to use live update with YUM to the repositories.This method of using Yum will save you from the current problem of finding the correct and compatible packages. It will make your Linux experience far less stressfull. :) It is unfortunate you will be stuck with your modem speed unless you pay for the commercial version of the driver, as this will make the updates and package installation a rather slow process. If you decide you like Linux it will be worthwhile considering an external serial modem. |
Jen (38) | ||
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