rsync Mandrake iso was Re: [plug] SATA chipset support question

[Rennie]

I'm using http://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/mandrakelinux/ at the moment 
which I think may be on WAIX. If anybody knows better let me know.

There is also sources at planetmirror.com and ftp://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/

I've found urpmi to be a reasonable substitute for apt-get, but I have had the 
odd problem with the downloads - it often tells me it can't find 
such_n_such.rpm, but when I go a look the file is there. It's seems that the 
timeout is too quick for my 56K or something. I've yet to find a way to 
adjust that, any tips would be appreciated.

One thing that seems to be better that apt-get is that it works around 
problems rather than exiting and refusing to go any further. 

eg. installing app's a, b, c, d, e & f. d depends on c, c can't be installed 
(for whatever reason) app's a, b, e & f will continue to be installed. Maybe 
I've missed something but apt-get would often (deb unstable) get in a 
"situation" and not allow me to install app A until app B was fixed even 
though the two where un-related.

Cheers

Rennie

On Sat, 15 May 2004 01:03 pm, Chris Caston wrote:
> Replying to my own posts yet again.
>
> There seems to be a good guide called "easy urpmi" on urpmi.org.
>
> I'll just trying the sources it gave me but there doesn't seem to be
> many Au or even WAIX sources.
>
> regards,
>
> Chris
>
> n Sat, 2004-05-15 at 12:35, Chris Caston wrote:
> > I'm also going to try out Xandros.
> >
> > BTW I am trying to come up with a setup that makes moving Windows users
> > to Linux a turn-key process.
> >
> > Being organised is important.
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On Sat, 2004-05-15 at 08:13, Chris Caston wrote:
> > > i've got it setup but I'm feeling a little helpless without my
> > > apt-get... hmm
> > >
> > > Anyone know what the Mandrake equivalent is (urmpi perhaps) and how to
> > > configure the sources?
> > >
> > > I'm about to drop off a system to someone so don't have time to look it
> > > up now.
> > >
> > > I'll let the list know how I go with Mandrake.
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > On Sat, 2004-05-15 at 00:13, Garry wrote:
> > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > > > Hash: SHA1
> > > >
> > > > Chris Caston wrote:
> > > > | Looks like the md5sum is wrong for the 3rd cd.
> > > > |
> > > > | Mandrakelinux-10.0-Community-Download-CD3.i586.iso
> > > > |
> > > > | Anyone know where I could rsync this?
> > > >
> > > > I was going to offer to set up a WAIX'd box for an overnight effort,
> > > > but it'd only be 128k.
> > > > Better to get it at http://mirror.wa.3fl.net/pub/mandrake/10.0/iso/
> > > >
> > > > btw, I get: 19c7e628a6da55adf7a84a06126c2ec4
> > > > Mandrakelinux-10.0-Community-Download-CD3.i586.iso
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Otherwise if we cross paths you can dl it off my wizard box..
> > > >
> > > > HTH
> > > >
> > > > Garry
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > - --
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In the 1980s, Mork said "Nannoo Nannoo".
> > > > Something worth remembering.
> > > >
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