Re: [Trinux-talk] I need help please ...

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I think I may have missed the point....

How do you know the package did not install?  Many of them install 
quietly, and only leave behind the installed executables.

Getpkg depends on a network connection, I think.  The CDROM image has some 
problems establishing a net connection (I just do it by hand), and doesn't 
seem to find it's own packages..  :-(

Ok, I had a quick look, the CDROM support appears to need work.

You will either need to DIY (do it yourself), or wait for someone else.  I 
will try to look at it again in the coming days...

BTW, pkgadd and getpkg are pretty basic scripts, and if you think they are 
not working, you can add some debugging info and figure out what is going 
on, then work around it manually.  That is what I do...

On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Gavin Hargreaves wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> Firstly i am still learning linux/trinux (convert from windoze) so apologies
> in advance if this is a stupid question.
> 
> Ok i have downloaded the iso image and made a bootable CD and I have got the
> ide boot image floppy also.
> 
> My problem is when i boot with the ide floppy disk trinux boots fine and
> finds the cdrom etc but i am unable to add any other packages.  when i use
> getpkg <package name> nothing happens ... it just returns to the bash
> prompt.
> 
> if i use pkgadd <package name>.tgz it says package added but then nothing
> again.
> 
> I can mount the cd with mount /dev/hdc /mnt and then cd to it and see all
> the packages in the trinux dir
> 
> If i just boot from the CD i get the same problems.
> 
> I have also added packages to the pkglist on the boot floppy but they just
> get ignored during boot.
> 
> The solution is probably really easy but please can somebody tell me
> what/where/why etc I am doing wrong
> 
> Regards
> 
> Gavin Hargreaves
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