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Re: SL 4.2: Add/Remove Applications cannot install packages
From:
Connie Sieh <[log in to unmask]>
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Connie Sieh <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 5 Apr 2006 10:05:43 -0500
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On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, Angel Tsankov wrote:

> >> Hello!
> >> 
> >> I'm trying to install "DNS Name Server" from Applications -> System Settings -> Add/Remove Applications and I get the following 
> >> error:
> >> 
> >> Error installing packages
> >> There was an error installing packages.
> >> Exiting.
> >> 
> >> What might be wrong? 
> >> 
> > 
> > From the SL.releasenote for SL 4.2
> > 
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > LIMITATIONS
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > system-config-packages  add,remove packages
> > 
> >        This does NOT work use yum instead.
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> May I use yum to install packages from CD-ROM?
> 

No.  Apt has the ability to use the cdrom.  I am not a apt user but the 
apt man page describes what you need to do.

-Connie Sieh

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