RPM problems (finding them, downloading)
I'm trying to update 2 RPMs on Mandrake 6.0
There are 1. emacs and 2. lynx I need newer versions of both. The emacs is totally unworkable. I can't always find RPMs on the WWW, even though I know they must exist. When I find what looks like it, I get funny characters in the browser when I think I am trying to download it. Once I get the RPM on my machine, I (ususally) can install it, at least I have done it. Or would it be simpler to remove the RPM and find the source pkgs for both? Any advice appreciated. P.S. I haven't updated Mandrake for several reasons, one being that the download stalls. |
you can get the emacs source at www.gnu.org - i always try to download the source instead of a pre-compiled rpm, for compatibility reasons. the compiling isn't difficult at all, it's usually just three commands - the README should have instructions.
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speakeasy.rpmfind.net, and right-click to download, because due to some mime-type ure browser may think it's either text or rpm like in realvideo.
btw, the *real* reason emacs isn't workable is, well, cuz its emacs. Long live VI :-] |
Check out the RPM repository. It has every RPM that one can think of.
http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/ Good Luck!! |
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