I commented on this a few posts back, but thought it was perhaps a fluke of mine, but I'm not so sure now. Tonight, I tried without success to install the mysql package from the 4.1 CD's and I got the same non-event as before. After selecting the package with "add/remove software", I checked the mysql box, then added the server and perl modules to complete things. The CD was in the tray, but tray was open. When prompted, I clicked OK, the tray inserted, and the drive spun up, but nothing happened. I briefly saw the CD appear on the desktop, then disappear, which it did before. I know its mounted, as when I open the icon for computer, and select the CD-RW drive, the file list pops into view.
Is this something that occured due to the 4.2 update, or should I be still able to install software from the CD using the add/remove tool? Pkg add jumps right open when I manually clicked on the mysql package in the rpm list, so I know that part is working. Any way to debug this problem, as there are times when I'd like to be able to install straight from the CD vs. a yum install (like when Dag's repo is down as it is now)
Sam
On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 22:00 -0500, Sam Drinkard wrote:
I commented on this a few posts back, but thought it was perhaps a fluke of mine, but I'm not so sure now. Tonight, I tried without success to install the mysql package from the 4.1 CD's and I got the same non-event as before. After selecting the package with "add/remove software", I checked the mysql box, then added the server and perl modules to complete things. The CD was in the tray, but tray was open. When prompted, I clicked OK, the tray inserted, and the drive spun up, but nothing happened. I briefly saw the CD appear on the desktop, then disappear, which it did before. I know its mounted, as when I open the icon for computer, and select the CD-RW drive, the file list pops into view.
Is this something that occured due to the 4.2 update, or should I be still able to install software from the CD using the add/remove tool? Pkg add jumps right open when I manually clicked on the mysql package in the rpm list, so I know that part is working. Any way to debug this problem, as there are times when I'd like to be able to install straight from the CD vs. a yum install (like when Dag's repo is down as it is now)
Sam
You can only use yum or up2date (or RPM istself) to install packages.
The RH app called system-install-packages does not work except on a box without any updates performed from the CD install.
Johnny Hughes wrote:
You can only use yum or up2date (or RPM istself) to install packages.
The RH app called system-install-packages does not work except on a box without any updates performed from the CD install.
In that case, will the 4.2 CD's work, or is that function disabled after an update?
On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 09:21 -0500, Sam Drinkard wrote:
Johnny Hughes wrote:
You can only use yum or up2date (or RPM istself) to install packages.
The RH app called system-install-packages does not work except on a box without any updates performed from the CD install.
In that case, will the 4.2 CD's work, or is that function disabled after an update?
That package (system-config-packages) is very much worthless ... it can only be used if you install from an ISO ... use only that ISO ... and never do any updates.
Basically, don't ever use it :)
Also, unless you don't do updates, don't install from the CDs. Always create a local mirror (or use an external mirror) to do updates. As new packages are added (by updates) the dependencies for packages change and newer ones will be required.
You should most likely use either yum or up2date to install new packages.
Johnny Hughes wrote:
On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 09:21 -0500, Sam Drinkard wrote:
Johnny Hughes wrote:
You can only use yum or up2date (or RPM istself) to install packages.
The RH app called system-install-packages does not work except on a box without any updates performed from the CD install. In that case, will the 4.2 CD's work, or is that function disabled after an update?
That package (system-config-packages) is very much worthless ... it can only be used if you install from an ISO ... use only that ISO ... and never do any updates.
Basically, don't ever use it :)
Also, unless you don't do updates, don't install from the CDs. Always create a local mirror (or use an external mirror) to do updates. As new packages are added (by updates) the dependencies for packages change and newer ones will be required.
You should most likely use either yum or up2date to install new packages.
Got it figured out now. It just didn't make sense for it to *not* install, but I understand the process now.
thanks...
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Johnny Hughes -
Sam Drinkard