[KLUG Members] Package Manager Problems

[Bruce Smith]

> Sorry for having to post this in general mail, but I don't know if Bruce
> wanted this directly to him or not.

Either way.

> Click Gnome Menu (or the red hat), select System Settings, then
> Packages.
> 
> This is where the Package Management Screen comes up and states checking
> system package status (Finding Tree).  Just after this screen comes up
> though, I get an error box stating "Installation Tree Not Found - The
> path None does not look like a valid installation source. OK"
> 
> Click OK and the program closes.  I have no clue.

I tried it on my box, and the GUI starts without a problem.

> Although, if I "rpm -qa" from the command line, it scrolls all the
> packages.  But I am more accustommed to the GUI format and would like to
> get that working.

One disadvantage of GUI's is sometimes they don't give good error
messages.  Try running this program from a terminal window as root:

  /usr/bin/redhat-install-packages

And see if it displays any better diagnostic messages in the terminal.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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