Re: How to install depots?

From: Jim Hollenback (jholly_at_cup.hp.com)
Date: 10/23/04 

Date: 22 Oct 2004 18:32:56 -0600

John Oliver (joliver@john-oliver.net) wrote:
: Can anyone point me to something that explains how all this sw-this,
: that and the other works? I'm running around in circles.

: For one thing, the system kept insisting I didn't have a /var/spool/sw
: even after I created it. After Googling, I found out about swreg That
: got me to the point where I could successfully register one item at a
: time in a /Software directory I created. It still refuses to recognize
: /var/spool/sw, but at least I can swreg one thing and then install it
: (but every time, it defaults back to the first item I got it to
: "register")

: Then, I have problems with dependencies. I want to get Mozilla and bash
: going, for example. Both fail looking for some libraries. But where do
: I get them? Who knows? Googling for those errors leads to long lists
: of "You need B237863278268A", and there's a million of those! How can I
: find out what one package will install the things I need without
: installing every package ever created?

: When I tried to install ethereal, it came right out and told me I needed
: some openssl item, so at least I can look for and install that. How
: come Mozilla and bash didn't say "I'm missing such-and-such" right from
: the get-go?

Did you try going to www.hp.com/go/mozilla for a one stop shop?

Did you go to doc.hp.com and search on software distributor for manuals? 

--
Jim Hollenback
jholly@cup.hp.com
my opinion.

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