Upgrading software
I've got Mandrake 10.1 installed and I've been having trouble installing and upgrading software. I tried uninstalling Opera and reinstalling a newer version and now it won't start up. I would like to do the same with Open Office (1.1.1 to 1.1.4), but I'm afraid it'll stop working. Same with Firefox 1.0.1. What is the proper procedure for upgrading? I usually use the control center update tool (URPMI, I think) to upgrade but sometimes it doesn't detect the new versions of the programs that I wish to upgrade.
In WinXP, it'd be so easy to install, upgrade, remove, or revert to a previous version. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
I don't know that it would be "so easy" with windows XP, but that's not the point of this thread. :) urpmi should be able to perform the upgrades without any uninstall process. And what problems do you get with Opera?
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What if urpmi doesn't have the version I need? A lot of times, it doesn't. For example, Firefox 1.0.1.
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You can then install the package from the sources or if you are bold enough and take risks download the packges you need from cooker (better to use urpmi though).
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Hmm, I've always installed Opera straight from Opera.com; never had a problem. (I'm running Opera 8.0 Beta right now.)
For *most* packages, I stick with urpmi/rpmdrake, because I don't really *need* the newest flavors right now - a few months down the road won't make a difference. I switched to Opera 8.0b shortly after upgrading to 7.54u2, because I wanted better gmail support. When I tried Firefox, I had no problem using the version in the urpmi repositories, but I *also* installed it from mozilla.org. It has an eay installer - just follow the instructions and it should go fine. I assume the 1.0.1 update will use the same methodology. |
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