IFT Student Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 I am now replying from the Slack machine, so yes Firefox is now running properly. Thank you so much for the help you have offered. Haven't tried the update manager yet so I'll be posting those results soon. Thanks again for all the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 GREAT !!!!!!! . . Congrats !!! . . . Wooooow !Now you can start the Ubuntu system too . . . it will simply get a new IP lease from the router ! BrunoPS: The real problem getting the problem solved was that I did not know the IP address, netmask and gateway you were supposed to use on your network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 So now the question is...What is your recommended way of updating Slackware and selecting packages? And how do I do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Have a look here: Swaret ( For Slackware ) BrunoNOTE: There is a line in the swaret.conf for the proxy . . ( remember ? ) . . but you can also set it to use rsync instead of wget . . . . and that might be a pointer to a solution too.Just try the default settings first ( without the proxy line ) . . and we will see from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Ok Bruno,I downloaded the swaret package to the desktop. I then tried the command mv ...filename with no luck. What am I doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hi StudentEither put the downloaded package in your /home/IFT_student . . . OR "change directory" first: $ cd Desktop and then do the mv commandB) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Here is what we got after following your directions root@localhost:/home/ift/Desktop# installpkg swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgzCannot install swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz: package is not a regular file Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Any suggestions?Yep I have . . . delete that package and download it again using the Konqueror browser . . . . then rename it again and most likely the installpkg will work. BrunoPS: For some reason Firefox butchers packages it downloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 One minor problem,Konqueror has no Socksv4 configuration so we cant use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Try this: $ wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swaret/swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz.tar Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 No go ift@localhost:~$ wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swaret/swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz.tar--14:28:37-- http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swaret/swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz.tar => `swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz.tar'Resolving prdownloads.sourceforge.net... 66.35.250.217Connecting to prdownloads.sourceforge.net|66.35.250.217|:80... failed: Network is unreachable.ift@localhost:~$ Sorry but class is over so we'll work on it tomorrow. Once again thanks for all your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Have a look at the /etc/wgetrc fileThere are 2 lines in that file: #http_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/#ftp_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/ Take out the # signs at the start of those lines and change the values. Then save the file and try the wget command again. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Or try download option number 2 . . . "rsync":!!!! It needs the dot at the end of the command !!!!! $ rsync -P -v prdownloads.sourceforge.net::sourceforge/s/sw/swaret/swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz.tar . It puts the file in your /homeB) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 OR: download option number 3 . . .try this one in Firefox . . . http://surfnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourcefo....3-noarch-2.tgz . . . no need to rename it just "# installpkg swaret-1.6.3-noarch-2.tgz" BrunoAfter this we tried 3 ways of downloading . . . I hope that at least the rsync works . . . if not we will have to set up a local update directory and configure Swaret to use that one for updating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Ok Bruno,Don't think your online yet, one minor problem that isn't fixed today. Slackware browser is down again. No network response. I even reconfigured some network settings so that it would have its own static ip instead of the Ubuntu machine with no luck. Help please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Is that systemadministrator over there trying to pull you a leg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Haha, I wish only one slight thing askew in that scenario...administrators are included in this mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Aha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hilarious I know, but still disheartening I am now messing around with rc.inet1.conf trying to stumble upon some luck here. Not sure if IP is already in use or what. I'm about to attempt DHCP again and see if I dig up any luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 No Luck Time to pull out the rope and find a cross beam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hi StudentYep because the rest of the computers in your school use DHCP using a static IP address is kind of tricky . . . :'(We will have to see if we can use DHCP . . . so, . . . . in the /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf change these lines like below: # Config information for eth0:IPADDR[0]=""NETMASK[0]=""USE_DHCP[0]="yes"DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]=""And a bit down the file:# Default gateway IP address:GATEWAY="10.1.1.10"Save the file and after that give the command: # /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 restart Basically this *should* do the trick . . . and if it does it will avoid future troubles. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Ok,Quick dumb questionHow do you delete "space" "letters" "numbers", etc. in "vi" having problems and the simple delete button isnt working. Sorry I'm not very fluent in vi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Better use "mcedit" on such critical files if you are unsure of using Vi . . . the F-keys to use are marked at the bottom of the window."# mcedit /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf"Then F2 to save and F10 to close the windowB) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Ok im using MCEdit now but when i pressy f8 (delete) it deletes the entire line. This is proving to be a problem.. Any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 LOL . . . . you can delete charaters with the "delete" or "backspace" keys on your keyboard . . simply move the cursor with the arrow keys to the place where you want to delete the text. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Nevermind on that last one Im a little . It was just a simple keystroke of the delete key. And the DHCP configuration worked so thank you once again. Now back to swaret, do you want me to revert back about 5 posts and try the three download/install options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Nevermind on that last one Im a little . It was just a simple keystroke of the delete key. And the DHCP configuration workedGoooood . . hurray !!! Now back to swaret, do you want me to revert back about 5 posts and try the three download/install options?Yep try the 3 ways to download that file . . and report which one works, specially interested in the rsyncB) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 The results of the first option root@localhost:/home/ift# wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swaret/swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz.tar--13:15:47-- http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swaret/swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz.tar => `swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz.tar'Resolving proxy.yoyodyne.com... failed: Name or service not known.root@localhost:/home/ift# Now going to option 2 --- rsyncConfused about option 2 root@localhost:/home/ift# rsync -P -v prdownloads.sourceforge.net::sourceforge/s/sw/swaret/swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz.tar . After i hit enter on the command attempt it goes to blank terminal line does this mean its downloading?And the results of option number 2 this is what happened after a few minutes root@localhost:/home/ift# rsync -P -v prdownloads.sourceforge.net::sourceforge/s/sw/swaret/swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz.tar .rsync: failed to connect to prdownloads.sourceforge.net: Connection timed out (110)rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at clientserver.c(107) [receiver=2.6.8] So no go with rsync im assumingNow trying option number 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 I suppose option 3 will work . . . . man that SOCKSv4 is a real pain ! Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFT Student Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Ha, Option Numbre Tres (#3), Drei No luck there either this is what it returned. root@localhost:~/Desktop# installpkg swaret-1.6.3-noarch-2.tgzCannot install swaret-1.6.3-noarch-2.tgz: package does not end in .tgzroot@localhost:~/Desktop# B) :'( :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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