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Old 02-21-2008, 07:50 PM   #1
metallica1973
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Mandriva 2008 urpmi options


I use Mandriva 2008 and have tried to install packages via the CLI using

PHP Code:
urpmi install minicom 
and then it will give me a list of dependencies and then will end.

My question is how do I install the packages and the dependencies?
 
Old 02-21-2008, 08:37 PM   #2
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Just type urpmi <package name>. i.e. urpmi minicom
 
Old 02-22-2008, 07:05 AM   #3
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Wow thanks,

I was using

PHP Code:
urpmi install <packagename
 
  


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