Guest arnold Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Has anyone been able to run Mandrake live_update 8.2->9.1? I am using CD containing iso of 3/23/2003, version ="Mandrake Linux 9.1 Bamboo-i586 20030317 17:24" The live_update script and associated software is a disaster. I can not imagine how anyone could place it on a "distribution" CD The last line of the script ends with " exec ./live_install" There is no live_install on the CD, only live_install2 I copied the live_update script and edited the line. When live_install2 tried to run, it failed with gtk & pango problems. I managed to track these to symlinks which needed to be in /etc and /usr/lib (to directories on the CD). live_install2 runs to the point where there is some sort of invalid call to a perl subroutine and fails. Help appreciated. Arnold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjc Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 This has been a weak point in the Mandrake distribution. They have never had a good update routine. One usually does a new install using existing partions, but not formating the /home partition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest arnold Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 so, it is your opinion that total inability to run a script is a "weak point". my opinion is that is a wee bit more: a case of 0 testing, a blatant lack of quality control. As for the "usual way", how does one deal with the numerous custom (not standard release) installed packages, including tar files as well as RPMs? and the custom settings? My last 4/5 Mandrake distribution "upgrades" have been manual, laborious and tedious. I am sure that Mandrake could remedy "live_update" if so motivated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 First, IMO the option shouldn't even be there, since it's so poor (and it is). Second, the Upgrade attempts to function if done normally. So why call it directly? Why do it the hard way? To do it rt? My last 4/5 Mandrake distribution "upgrades" have been manual, laborious and tedious.Just do like the rest of us and pretend the sorry option isn't there, save your files to /home and do not format /home. It's far less laborious, tedious, more stable and faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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