[ale] The rest of Redhat

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I ended up just using the GUI package installer and shuffling CDs (need disk 2 
now, need disk 3 now, need disk 2 again) all day. I did install apt-get also, 
but that was mainly for playing mp3s, flash and playing java.

The box is good now. It is my wife's system and I promise us that I will not 
re-install it every 3 months. With all of the help I have been getting, I am 
starting to think more like the admins of the group (build from scratch and 
tweak / update from there).

For my box, I will be going back to RedHat 7.2 until 8.1 comes out or I can 
get Gentoo up and running.
-- 
Wishing you Happiness, Joy, and Laughter,
Drew Brown
http://www.ChangingLINKS.com



On Thursday 06 February 2003 15:41, Jason Day wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 01:31:58PM -0600, ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> [...]
>
> > Now, when I try to install new software (like apt-get) I get failed
> > dependencies. How do I add the "rest" of a "full-installation" (as if I
> > had selected "everything" with the installation wizard from the command
> > line?
>
> Well, you're on the right path by installing apt-get.  Once you get it
> installed, managing dependencies will be much easier, but until then the
> best I can recommend is:
> 1) Install apt-get.rpm
> 2) Determine to which package a failed dependency belongs (rpmfind.net
> is your friend)
> 3) Install dependency rpm
> 4) Goto 2
> 5) Goto 1
>
> It's not fun, and the main reason I switched to Debian.  Maybe someone
> else can recommend a less painful route.
>
> Jason


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