[KLUG Members] Package Manager Problems

Matty members@kalamazoolinux.org
27 Nov 2002 21:10:24 -0500


Anyone know if RedHat will ever allow Internet based
package management? I have started to use APT and
Synaptic to manage my packages. APT does a nice job of 
dependency cleanup.

- Ryan

On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 02:54, Jon Smitley wrote:
> Sorry for having to post this in general mail, but I don't know if Bruce
> wanted this directly to him or not.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jon
> -- 
> Jon Smitley <lunitix@earthlink.net>
> 
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