[olug] urpmi

[BuzB]

I'm running Mdk 8.2, only way I update/install packages!  As the link says, it 
works like "apt-get" (which I've never used).  Provided one has the source(s) 
identified correctly, it works beautifully.  

When I decided to upgrade my MDK 8.2 from KDE 2.2.2 to 3.0.2, I downloaded the 
rpm's from KDE, put them in their own subdirectory (/tmp/kde3), then added 
that subdirectory as a media source (urpmi.addmedia file://tmp/kde3).  The 
last step was simply to issue the command "urpmi *.rpm" (as root and from the 
tmp/kde3 subdir).  URPMI solved all the dependancy issues, by either asking 
for the install media (i.e., Disk 1, 2, or 3), or it went to predefined ftp 
media sources that were set up in rpmdrake.

If URPMI still failed because it couldn't find the packages it needed, it will 
list them.  From there I just went to rpmfind.net and downloaded the missing 
RPM's, placing them in the /tmp/kde3 directory, then reissued the urpmi *.rpm 
command.

Now if somebody could please tell me if Redhat 7.3 (with KDE 3.0.3), has the 
same type of easy package updater/installer?

Keep in mind though, I only use URPMI for installing new packages that I've 
downloaded.  To keep the current OS and other items updated, I use rpmdrake 
(which is a gui front-end for URPMI), and just in the last two weeks I 
started using Mandrake Online for updates.  It works much like the RedHat 
up2date, which automagically updates your OS after hours.

BuzB


On Sunday 25 August 2002 12:08 pm, CM Miller enlightened us with:
> As time goes on, I'm becoming more and more obsessed
> with  keeping all files updated on my Linux boxes.
>
> Most of know about apt-get and up2date, but on the
> RedHat mailing list that I'm on, there is talk of a
> new one titled urpmi. See URL below for more info.
>
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/cooker/urpmi.html
>
> Looks like it is only available for Mandrake users
> right now, but I was wondering if anyone on the list
> here has used it yet and how it matched up against the
> others?
>
> thanks
>
> -Chris
>
>
>
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