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07-16-2003, 11:36 AM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: /mnt/UNV/Mlkway/Earth/USA/California/Silicon Valley
Distribution: Kubuntu, Debian Buster Stable, Windoze 7
Posts: 684
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my award best tool of the month: apt-get-rpm
Just in case some people don't know it yet, or some newbie has trouble handling rpm, because dependencies keep biting him/her in the a***:
apt-get rpm is GREAT!
It virtually makes a normal SuSe/Redhat (and whatever else) into a Debian system.
No more headaches with dependencies, apt-get rpm get's them resolved and downloads the required packages.
I had a hard time installing some stuff that was not made for my distro and some I completely failed, unable to indentify which version of which package this new package required. Now with apt-get, I love it!!!
I did not find such a small small but incredible usefull tool for must be about a year.
In case one of the programmers of it is reading this:
Thank you very much!!! You win my award!
Cheers
Markus
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07-16-2003, 12:15 PM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: Mandrake 9.1
Posts: 30
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Aha, sounds perfect for my problem, but where can I get this tool for Mandrake? (BTW running version 9.1)
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07-16-2003, 12:15 PM
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Member
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Nashville
Distribution: FreeBSD, Linux, OS-X
Posts: 544
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You need to tell people where to get it!
Cheers--
Charles
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07-16-2003, 12:18 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Sparta, NC USA
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.04
Posts: 5,141
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Isn't that old news? I have been using it (and recommending it) for ages.
apt4rpm
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07-16-2003, 12:19 PM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: Mandrake 9.1
Posts: 30
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Found anoither site (via google), not sure if it's the thing you described. Installing it right now...
http://apt.freshrpms.net/
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07-16-2003, 12:21 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2003
Posts: 8
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for Mandrake you can use urpmi.
You have to setup the mirrors and your done.
man urpmi for more info
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07-16-2003, 12:22 PM
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Moderator
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: UK
Distribution: Gentoo, RHEL, Fedora, Centos
Posts: 43,417
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or you can use a distro where package management is a core feature and even better than apt:
http://gentoo.org
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07-16-2003, 12:23 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Sparta, NC USA
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.04
Posts: 5,141
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I have heard that they are working on apt-get for Mandrake, but urpmi does a good job too.
Easy urpmi config for Mandrake
urpmi mini-HOWTO
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07-16-2003, 12:23 PM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: Mandrake 9.1
Posts: 30
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Edit: apt4rpm setup has too many dependencies.
Help with urmpi?
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bash: urmpi: command not found
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On that easy config page, I followed instructions. And this is what it returns:
[willg@localhost willg]$ urpmi.addmedia plf ftp://knight.zarb.org/pub/plf/9.1 with hdlist.cz
bash: urpmi.addmedia: command not found
ANY help whatsoever would be appreciated, for I am a Linux
Last edited by Task; 07-16-2003 at 12:33 PM.
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07-16-2003, 01:36 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Sparta, NC USA
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.04
Posts: 5,141
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You have to be root to use urpmi. Did you su - first?
If so, somehow you managed not to install it. Can you use the Mandrake Control Center in the software area and install it?
Last edited by fancypiper; 07-16-2003 at 01:37 PM.
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07-16-2003, 01:42 PM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: Mandrake 9.1
Posts: 30
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Thanks for that tip! I'm using Mandrake Update in the MCC to download the latest urmpi. Thanks again! 
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07-16-2003, 01:54 PM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: Mandrake 9.1
Posts: 30
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Okay, installed the update--still command not found!
AHH I'm going to lose my mind!
All I want to do is get XINE or MPlayer to work, and it needs dependencies that I cannot find!
I'm about to lose all hope 
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07-16-2003, 02:10 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Sparta, NC USA
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.04
Posts: 5,141
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did you su - first?
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07-16-2003, 03:17 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Canada
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 12
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Its urpmi not urmpi.
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07-16-2003, 04:20 PM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: Mandrake 9.1
Posts: 30
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Thanks, now after that 'Easy urpmi config' page, how can I use urpmi to download dependencies as well (if possible)?
Edit: Meaning, I download the mplayer RPM file, and urpmi will download the files I need for me.
Last edited by Task; 07-16-2003 at 04:29 PM.
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