[KLUG Members] Two more questions

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>Question:  I've tried on three different machines now, and the
>installer script refuses to install the rpms correctly.  One fails at finding
>dependencies, another fails when it can't find a file (and the program
>it looks for has about 7 dependencies) and the other just plain fails.  I've
>downloaded the RPMS from the net, but I just don't have the patience to sit
>down, find out what order they are in, untar them, and rpm them in in the
>correct order. This is nerve racking, I just want to try it!  I'm doing a
>mandrake install on my workstation (redhat 7.2 just is being a moron on it) 
>and I'm hoping it will work then.

Do you have very strange hardware?  I've installed RH7.2 on > 12 machines now of
widely varying types,  and had no problems.  What RPM is it failling on?  What
are you selecting to be be installed.  It does work better (with all distros) to
do a fairly minimal installation and add stuff later (gnorpm)

>Secondly:  Is there a pretty program for linux like NetViz, or Visio,
>which can be used to create pretty graphics?  Cheops is a little too ugly,
>and doesn't allow you to add hubs, routers, etc, like you can with visio. 
>I've checked freshmeat, but I'm wondering if yyou all have found some
>elsewhere.

If you just want flow charts, ERDs, and UML you can use Dia.

If you want "network exploration and integration" there is scotty+tkined.  It is
an older TCL based package (rather ugly) but it works like a champ.  

If you want every stinkin' feature known to man and have >256Mb of RAM (no
joke,  don't bother if you don't) check out OpenNMS which can count the angels
on the head of a pin, overthrow petty tyrants, part the sea, and search for
water on the moon, all while blind folded and with one hand tied behind it's
back.

NU-Nomad seems like a nice in-between but last time I tried I couldn't get any
fire out of it.  But then,  I didn't try all that hard.

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