I access it through;

system setting >> add remove applications

I've tried to install a few things, and I always get an unknown error. To be exact;

"Error installing packages

There was an error installing packages.

Exiting."

Could it be becase postregsql is installed also?

If you haven't updated your distribution yet, then that may the cause of it. The redhat-config-packages is broken, the fixes has been out for quite somtime now. Go and update your installation.

Alternatively, somebody here has suggested before (as a quick fix) to change the file

/usr/share/redhat-config-packages/method.py

line 733 from

self.packagesDir = "RedHat/RPMS"

to

self.packagesDir = "Fedora/RPMS"

I wish I had of read that *before* I re-installed everything.

I'll get all available updates and try installing an application.

Edit: I'll post if it worked later, it's getting hung up while retrieving the updates.

Do I need to re-compile that file after I edit it?

The up2date feature is totally screwed. It told me I needed to register my product in order to activate it, I then went through a very poor application process where I ended up making about 3 rhn id's, and got nothing accomplished. (Which I now thing I didn't even have to do)

I tried to enter what I thought was the correct proxy for the up2date app, and now it can't connect to the RHN.

I've also manually downloaded the file, which I can't unpack; this is the error I get;

"Could not remove packages

You have selected a package for removal that is depended upon by a necessary system package. The package must be unselected before removal can continue.

[in a white box]
System Packages

redhat-config-packages
[end box]"

I can't figure out how to install anything, or get the up2date thing working again. (I think I smell another re-install)

This website may be useful for you:

http://www.xades.com/proj/fedora_apt.html

Anyway, I've never use RHN/up2date to get my FC1 updated. I'm using apt-get/synaptic combination.

I visited the website and ran yum to get the updates, and it installed a few, but a lot of them were corrupt so it quit. However, it's not showing that I have a tonne of updates, it I could only get the installer to work properly.

I think I'm on the right path now though, thanks.

It worked like a charm, the server was a bit busy, bit I got most of the updates, I'll work on the rest later.

I'll save the page and file. Hopefully by Core 2 they'll have a better update system in place.