Re: Is there a "yum re-install"?

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Friday 06 October 2006 18:20, Ric Moore wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 20:31 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote:
> > On Sat, 7 Oct 2006 00:22:26 +0200
> >
> > Manuel Arostegui Ramirez <manuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Beside that, I don't know how some files could dissapear that way ;-)
> >
> > This is one of the essential mysteries of computers: Why does the
> > standard tech support advice "try reinstalling the software" actually
> > work sometimes? I've seen it correct problems on both Windows and
> > Linux, so it isn't even an OS-centric thing.
> >
> > You'd think copying some files onto the disk would be one of the simplest
> > operations to get right, and if computers can't even do that correctly,
> > how do they manage to do vastly more complex activities?
> >
> > It truly is a mystery. Perhaps someday a unified field theory will
> > emerge to explain not only this, but also the mysterious force that
> > deflects golf balls from holes and trash from trash cans :-).
>
> Quantum Physics... check out "What the BLEEP! do we know!?" DvD and fall
> down the rabbit hole. Spooky stuff, but we do have an effect on our
> environment, without touching a thing. Just by being an observer. Check
> it out! Ric
And where the socks go when you put them in the washing machine ;-)
>
> --
> ================================================
> My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
> "There are two Great Sins in the world...
> ...the Sin of Ignorance, and
> ...the Sin of Stupidity.
> Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
>
> Linux user# 44256
> Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/
> http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar
> http://www.wayward4now.net
>
> ================================================


[Index of Archives]     [Current Fedora Users]     [Fedora Desktop]     [Fedora SELinux]     [Yosemite News]     [Yosemite Photos]     [KDE Users]     [Fedora Tools]     [Fedora Docs]

  Powered by Linux