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RE: 3 Quick questions

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Heltzel, Dennis)
Tue Oct 27 11:02:01 1998

From: "Heltzel, Dennis" <DHeltzel@IKON.com>
To: "'redhat-list@redhat.com'" <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 09:58:53 -0500
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Christopher Woods [SMTP:chris@netquarters.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, October 27, 1998 8:49 AM
> To:	redhat-list@redhat.com
> Subject:	3 Quick questions
> 
> 
> #1 - Is there an rpm with a version of smbmount compiled to work with a
> 2.1.+ kernel?  I can't get it to compile, and dejanews.com searches reveal
> that others have this problem.
[Heltzel, Dennis]  I second that. If someone points you to an executable,
please post the location on the list

> #2 - What is the program that gets run on the redhat CD to let you install
> packages?  I like that one better than the GUI installer.
[Heltzel, Dennis]  rpm is the program. Use "man rpm" to figure out what
options you need.

> #3 - Anyway I can get LFNs on cd roms mounted from an NT share?  Not
> having the LFNs screws up everything, and I have to return the cd drive
> work let me borrow that I currently have in my redhat box.
[Heltzel, Dennis]  I think this is a Samba issue. You might scan the
newsgroups for information.

> Thanks!
> 
> BTW - Is there a page out there for intermediate redhat users?  I find 
> that I am often unable to figure out simple things like when I go to
> install an RPM and then get a dep fail, that I don't know what packages to
> install to get my deps up to date.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
>                             Christopher Woods
>                           chris@netquarters.net                           
>  
> 
> 
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