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so, i've installed mandrake 10 like six hours ago, anyway, how do i install an rpm packet? actually this is my very first time in linux, so i do not know anything(well something about roots and such veryverybasic), so i want to install irssi and xmms, so how do i install them with the rpm packet?

 

and the telnet question was:

 

where to download the client(this was the ''outgoing'' right? and server was the ''incoming'' ?)?

and how can i finger an address? where do i download and install the finger -packet(if there is one, if not, with what package it comes with?)?

and how to install it?

 

hope u understood. :P

 

thanks.

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In Mandrake software comes in RPM packages. Most software is dependent on other software. Urpmi is a tool that takes care of these dependencies. That means if you install a package the 'urpmi' program will check what other software needs to be installed.

 

In Mandrake software is stored on your CD's, on internet repositories (storage), on your harddrive, on floppies, basically on everything you want. Urpmi can be linked to any of these places.

 

This linkage can be done with the help from the site you were pointed to.

 

Step 1: Choose your version of Mandrake (should be automatic but check)

 

Step 2: selection of repository source. Tick contrib under core distributions and choose what mirror you want to use (with the dropdown menu)

 

Step 3: click the button 'proceed to step 3'

 

Step 4: copy verything is the dark grey box beginning with urpmi.addmedia and ending with .cz

 

Step 5: open a console and log in as root

 

Step 6: paste what you copied and enter

 

Step 7 repeat these steps for the source PLF

 

 

I won't tell you how to add CDroms, folders etc etc. Do urpmi.addmedia --help in a console and you'll see that it's much the same. (or alternatively use the Mandrake control center/software)

 

To install software, open a console, log in as root and do urpmi <name of program> (for instance urpmi mplayer will install mplayer)

 

Good luck

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devries, done the it from a cd and came up with this:

 

[root@andrew root]# urpmi irssi

Please insert the medium named "Installation CD 3 (x86) " on device [/dev/hdc]

Press Enter when ready...

 

*(inserted cd and pressed enter)*

 

installing /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS3/irssi-0.8.9-2mdk.i586.rpm

Preparing... ##################################################

1:irssi ##################################################

[root@andrew root]#

 

-So the irssi is now installed and ready to use? Where did it install it? What to do next?

 

Thanks.

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got it done. :>

 

a question about irssi:

 

i can use it great, but one thing needs a fix:

 

-i can't see anymore texts when they go under the window-line.

_______________________________________________

| full of text full of text IRCWINDOW text full of text full of |

| full of text full of text full of text full of text full of text full of |

| full of text full of text full of text full of text full of text full of |

| full of text full of text full of text full of text full of text full of |

| full of text full of text full of text full of text full of text full of |

| full of text full of text full of text full of text full of text full of |

| full of text full of text full of text full of text full of text full of |

| full of text full of text full of text full of text full of text full of |

| full of text full of text full of text full of text full of text full of |

|______________________________________________| <-- so here just comes new text, but it "deletes" the text written before, so for example if someone writes "hello" and someone "hi" right after, then i can't see the "hello", it is hidden.

 

So how to fix it?

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I've never used irssi but their website says it's just an IRC client. Is that what you want? There are tons of others. I believe Xchat is the most popular (urpmi xchat) but kopete (urpmi kopete) supports its as well. Just look around till you find one that fits your needs. :)

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With urpme irssi. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/eggnbacon/docs/...owto/index.html

 

(There isn't really a need to use the console. The MCC (mandrake control center) is a GUI for urpmi (and other programs) . Its just that it's much easier for me explaining how urpmi works in a console then describing how the MCC looks like, which button to press, which tab to choose etc etc.)

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