where is software installer?

[markosjal]

I downloaded and installed DVD image of RC on Intel D2700DC but for the life of me , I can not figure out where the software installer is. I have looked ad googled for 2 days. My Mageia Control cenrter does not look like the screen shots I have found. There are much fewer options.

I have no idea where that software installer is nor any luck launching from terminal as I found on some pages.

[ah7013]

Can you run this command from the terminal and paste the output here? This will tell us whether the software installer (rpmdrake) is actually installed or not.

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rpm -q rpmdrake

If it's not installed all you may have to do is run from a terminal as root to install it:

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urpmi rpmdrake

[markosjal]

Please see the following


$ rpm -q rpmdrake
package rpmdrake is not installed

$ urpmi rpmdrake
Only superuser is allowed to install packages

$ su root urpmi rpmdrake
And the install began

[ah7013]

Try instead

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su -
[enter root password here]
urpmi rpmdrake


or

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su -c 'urpmi rpmdrake'

[markosjal]

I was editing my last post while your replied. It has been updated. I forgot su unlike sudo requires to specify user

[ah7013]

Oh OK . Once it has been installed you should be able to launch it through the Mageia Control Center or just from a terminal by running the command rpmdrake

[markosjal]

I always get a message about rpmdrake needing an updated dependency, and in the end nothing installs.


I also notice that some files end in x86_64 altghough I am pretty sure I never specified a 64 bit install.

Not seem to be happening for me.

[R_Head]

I used the Mageia 2 RC2 on CD version and seems to work like a charm.

They running as Life Distro and see if does what is supposed to do.

[ah7013]

@markosjal can you paste the full error message here? Thanks.

[markosjal]

I did finally get it to install after some reboots. I give up on this distro at least for the moment. When I finally was able to get past the dependency update and finally get to testing XBMC , it just freezes. I dont think the Cedar Trail or GMA 3650 support is really there or working well enough for XBMC. That is really too bad.


XBMC on cedar trail was my main goal of this test