LDC Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 Hi all! i know this is a stupid question but i am very new in linux and also i havent got enough time to "explore" it. My question is what is urpmi? I have heard about it and i guess it is a update option??? How can i configure that? Please be patient with me!!! Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 we are a patient bunch of nerds, didn't you know that already? :D okay, urpmi is mandrakes super-duper-fantastic-cannotlivewithoutit command to keep your box in tiptop shape. you can install and uninstall every rpm you want with urpmi, even if you don't know its exact name. and urpmi handles all the dependencies-stuff and automatically does "everything" for updating your system. it is run from a console as root (in console, type su, then pw to become root). you know, the black-monitor icons. if you want to know some more stuff about urpmi, type urpmi --help in the console. installing a package: urpmi packagename installing all packages with e.g. gimp in its name: urpmi -a gimp automatically updating your system: urpmi --auto-select i love it somehow :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durvish Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 It is an RPM package manager. I forget what the url for the site is bit google for ---- EASY URPMI---- and follow the directions to set up you urpmi sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 You can also check out this FAQ - RPM-02: How to use Urpmi & solving dependencies . :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturnes Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 :D The url to help you configure it is Easy URPMI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDC Posted September 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Hi! I have been finding out how to use it this morning and now at least i have an idea. Thanx to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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