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Mandrakesoft Releases 10.1 Beta1
Theanswriz42 writes "MandrakeSoft has announced the release of Mandrake Linux 10.1 Beta1 which is available from one of the many mirrors or from bittorrent. xorg is now the standard and there are many other changes from the previous version of Mandrake Linux. Screenshots are available here."
Ipod mini and 4g ipods, the cool ones with no buttons, dont mount under the new mdk kernel. :-) ive got to boot into knoppix to update songs.
Other than that, mandrake rocks. viva la mandrake.
(its bug 10619 if anyone cares..)
Official GOD FAQ.
1.urpmi.removemedia -a
2.go to http://urpmi.org/easyurpmi/index.php and set up sources for the release you want to upgrade to
3.urpmi --auto-select --force
done, but if you want a new kernel
4.urpmi kernel (pick the one you want)
5.reboot
mdk doesnt use Yum, but urpmi.
Just associate 'gurpmi' with the mime type for RPM in your favorite web browser.
still reading?
Yeah, it's pretty easy and well documented all over the place.
You use the software sources manager, uncheck your current sources first, then add new sources for 10.x. First thing you do from the commandline is 'urpmi urpmi' then 'urpmi --auto-select'. You may have to make some choices along the way but eventually you'll end up with 10.x. Don't forget to 'urpmi kernel' also, as it may not update you to the newest one (which is a failsafe built into urpmi).
I don't know what you consider good, but rpmdrake and kpackage are both included and both dead simple to use.
Use easy urpmi to select cooker sources. You may also might to "rpm --import" the GPG signatures found in the cooker tree (I don't remember which directory). After that just "urpmi --auto-select".
Seems to work quite good, but for some reason I can't intall galeon or epiphany.
Analogies don't equal equalities, they are merely somewhat analogous.
Gentoo, hands down the best desktop linux IMO, YMMV. Before you dis it, try it.
(and then eat it, your words that is)
CCB
free ipod and free gmail!
As a user of Mandrake products all the way from 8.0 to 10, please bear in mind that, like many distro betas, Mandrake's aren't always terribly reliable.
Don't be too disappointed if the shiny new beta has issues which make it a non-starter for you.
Errr, you are miss-informed.
/home/opkool/Downloads/bzip2-1.0.2-18mdk.src.rpm
In my Mandrakelinux 10.0-Oficial:
I just opened the file browser (konqueror), clicked on a src.rpm (source rpm) icon, I got a GUI dialog that asked for root password and then I got a dialog that asked me:
------QUOTE----------
You have selected a source package:
You probably didn't want to install it on your computer (installing it
would allow you to make modifications to its sourcecode then compile it).
What would you like to do?
[Do nothing] [Yes, really install it] [Save file]
------END QUOTE----------
As you see, it was a source-rpm. And it gave me a proper answer. That is what I call good configuration.
Mandrake has the expected behaviour by default, as my installation is 99.999% original & official.
Peace!
go URPMI. This is the one reason that I still stick with mandrake over suse. URPMI is great. Add a little plf to the mix, and your all set. I get 95% of what I need via urpmi. # urpmi mplayer # urpmi freevo DONE!!!! updates # urpmi.update -a # urpmi --auto-select Other then the x.org thing, doesn't look any different then my 10 distro. Never been a big fan of apt-get for rpm based disto's. I've had a couple of bad sources that have really screwed up my system. To configure urpmi, I go to http://easyurpmi.zarb.org, select my distro, choose my source/updates and I don't touch my cd's for software again. From what I've heard, SUSE may be going the way of urpmi soon. They've got beta's out there and source directories.
Don't do this!
/usr/lib/foo-bar-0.1.2.so.3", remove the package with offending file. Which package contains offending file? Type "rpm -qf /usr/lib/foo-bar-0.1.2.so.3" and remove the package with "urpme offendingpackage". After completing the upgrade, install new version of package with "urpmi offendingpackage" if needed/
A safer way [Note 1]:
1. Exit graphical environment and go to console (Ctrl-Alt-F1)
2. login as root and switch to runlevel 3 (telinit 3)
3. urpmi.removemedia -a
4. go to http://urpmi.org/easyurpmi/index.php and set up sources for the release you want to upgrade to
5. urpmi --test urpmi (test if urpmi's upgrade works) [Note 2]
6. urpmi urpmi (if you get no errors in previous step)
7. urpmi --auto --auto-select --test (we want to make sure upgrade will work. If you have non-official rpms, this could cause trouble. Write down offending rpms/files, remove them and try again) [Note 3]
8. urpmi --auto --auto-select
9. urpmi kernel
10. reboot
[Note 1] This could not work if:
* you have used "--force" before to install packages
* you install rpms from untrusted origin
* you install rpms not specific for Mandrake
* you install with "./configure && make && make install" instead of using "./configure && make && checkinstall"
[Note 2]: the --test option is great because:
i. it downloads all needed rpm-packages
ii. it tests the installation and provide quite clear error messages
iii. it does *not* delete downloaded rpm-packages
iv. it does *not* change your current programs.
v. when happy and you do not use "--test", as all the packages are already downloaded, your upgrade takes less time.
[Note 3]: If you get a message like "Packge foobar cannot be installed because it conflicts with file
Peace!
(upgrading Mandrake with urpmi since 8.1)
Programs in Mandrake came in the form of "rpm-packages"
Those rpm-packages are mirrored in ftp servers around the world.
A ftp server that mirrors Mandrake rpm-packages, also contains an "index file" (hdlist.cz) with meta-information about those packages.
A ftp server with Mandrake rpm-packages plus this "index file" is called a "package source" in "Mandrake speak"
From Mandrake Control Center, you can configure "rpmdrake/urpmi" to install packages from a "package source", pretty much like Debian uses apt-get and FedoraCore uses Yum.
"rpmdrake/urpmi" are: the core "classic rpm" plus perl scripts that solve "dependency hell" . One (rpmdrake) is a GUI tool, the other (urpmi) is the text-based tool under rpmdrake's hood.
To Upgrade a Mandrake from version n to n+1, go to Mandrake Control Center, change rpm-package sources so now point to new Mandrake release, and then, do a "update packages" to upgrade all packages and end with new Mandrake version.
I hope this makes clear what he said..
Peace!
Why are you thinking of switching? That is the key question.
Mandrake 10 is very, very good. My only qualm with it has been PMCIA support for Wifi cards. Other than, it is very fast and very stable.
It's multimedia "readiness" is superb.
Google for easy urpmi, then add plf and contrib repositories and you have thousands of applications at your fingertips.
urpmi libdvdcss
After that, getting DVDs to play out of the box is as easy as putting a DVD in the drive.
Getting mplayer installed with all the fancy codecs is as easy as:
urpmi gui-mplayer.
Urpmi knows to get mplayer and all the funky win32 proprietary codecs. The key is to set up plf and contrib.
Have fun
Pragmatism as an ideology is not particularly pragmatic in the long term. Keep it in mind when you dismiss Free Software
$ urpmq -y garlic
b wine1-twain
garlic
$ urpmq -i garlic
Name : garlic
Version : 1.4
Release : 1mdk
Group : Sciences/Chemistry
Size : 2197558 Architecture: i586
Summary : Free molecular viewer and editor
And of course,
urpmq -y wine
libwine1
libwine1-capi
libwine1-devel
li
linuxconf
wine
wine-utils
xwine
Cheers, from Paris.