On Wed, 2006-04-12 at 16:06 -0700, Kevin Grover wrote: > I installed FC5 (at work) from an NFS mount. I picked the 'customize > later' option on intial install rather than spend the time to select > individual packages. When I run 'Add/Remove Software' from the Gnome > (metacity) WM, a GUI pops up, it thinks for a while and gives me an > error: > > 'unable to retrieve software information' > > If there's some other program I can use, or if I can get rpm or yum to > let me select packages. I want to install the KDE stuff, some other > WMs, and set XDMCP to be launchable from Applications (?? I think > menu) on the login screen. I know XDMCP is not secure, it does not > matter: the network this will run on a physically secure. > > Everything worked fine (installing new software with pirut) on my home > machine (which is connected to the Internet). > > Any help appreciated. > > [[FC5 seams to have so much documentation, but never anything I'm > really lookiing for]] > I suggest trying Kyum, which will provide package information for each rpm that you select. It will also install software groups. Screenshot: http://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=144215 Kyum is on the livna repos. LX -- °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Missiles of ligneous or osteal consistency have the potential of fracturing osseous structure, but appellations will eternally remain innocuous. Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
