[KLUG Members] Two more questions

[members@kalamazoolinux.org]

Failures:  
1. most recent: Mandrake 8.1:  cannot receive file list, and set.  
2.  RH7.2 : Failed during the dependency check
3.  RH7.2 : Install program wouldn't even run
4.  RH7.2 : Installer would fail when checking the downloaded programs, it
would say libgtkhtml wasn't found; installing that required many other
programs.  It's not worth my time to hunt down 7 packages, find their dependencies,
install them, and work upwards toward my goal.

I must say, the idea behind the installer is cool, if it worked.  Ximian is
totally being a pain in the keister, and it's driving me nuts.  I'm
downloading the RPM's as we speak, so I can try manually (AGAIN). If it fails, I must
throw my computer off a cliff. 

adam


> >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.
> 
> Systems and Network Administrator
> Morrison Industries
> 1825 Monroe Ave NW
> Grand Rapids, MI. 49505
> _______________________________________________
> Members mailing list
> Members@kalamazoolinux.org
> 
> 

-- 
Adam Bultman

adam_bultman@bigfoot.com

Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net