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> Stephen Hawking wrote:
> > When I open Add/Remove Applications it asks me for password and then
> > it says that /media/cdrecorder is not a valid installation tree.How
> > can i fix that?
> > Regards,
> 
> This program does not work, it never has.  It is only installed 
> because of dependancies.  We believe we can get a patch in that 
> removes it without breaking depencies in S.L. 4.2, so that this 
> question does not get asked.  (You are not the first, and I believe 
> you will not be the last)
> 
> The prefered way of adding and removing packages is by yum, or you 
> could use apt.  If you wish a graphical installer, apt has one 
> called synaptic.

yum also has graphical features if you look hard enough :)

http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Environment/Tools/GNOME-Interface-for-YUM-3671.shtml

http://fedoranews.org/tchung/yumex/

http://www.cobind.com/yumgui.html   (Dag's repo supplies rpm's for this one)

Regards,

Michael.

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