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RE: Re[2]: C compiler and tools
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Frank N. Stein)
Sat Nov 28 19:29:25 1998
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Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 17:31:24 -0600 (CST)
From: "Frank N. Stein" <kcsmart@microlink.net>
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On 28-Nov-98 Fred W. Noltie Jr. complained about RE: Re[2]: C compiler
and tools:
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> On 28-Nov-98 Lane Lester spluttered:
># Steve Hazelett said:
># > Glint makes installation a pretty brain_dead
># > way of installing packages. Or you could use rpm to install it.
>#
># I don't mind letting my brain rest, but where should I put new rpm
># downloads so that glint will see them?
>#
># Lane
>
> Click "Configure" in glint and that will bring up a dialog that you
> can
> use to tell glint where to look for available packages. After you do
> that, click "Available" and it will show you available (uninstalled)
> packages in the directory you entered.
>
> This is an awful lot of work if you just need to install/upgrade a
> single (or even two or three) packages, though: rpm -ivh <package> or
> rpm -Uvh <package> is a lot faster, IMO.
Or Xrpm will let you put them wherever you want and go to them when
needed. I like it better because it gives a list rather than breaking
it up into packages. But, sometimes packages are better since it shows
relationships. Both have their advantages.
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Excuse my english; I went to US public school.
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