OldWorld Mac Package Installer Issues (Was ... best venue...)

[John Lyon]

On 2/27/06 10:29 AM, "Vincent Trouilliez" <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr>
either wrote, forwarded or quoted:

> On Mon, 2006-02-27 at 09:12 -0600, John Lyon wrote:

> 
> Hmmm, I can't quite understand how/why the package manager would run
> once the system is installed, that's very strange indeed. Unless you
> launch it manually, I can't see how it would come up by itself...
> AllI can think of, is the "update-manager", which should put red icon in
> the top panel, to tell you that there security updates available, which
> you should install. But even then, it will only notify you, but will not
> install anything without at least asking you.

To be clear, it's a text based screen, not the GUI nor CLI.

> Also, I am little confused about what you have installed on the machine.
> At some point you mention Edubuntu (wich uses Gnome IIRC), then you say
> you tried Kubuntu (which uses KDE not Gnome).

I initially downloaded the Ubuntu PPC ISO from the ubuntu.com site. I
assumed it was Ubuntu, but the splash screen said "edubuntu."

I then downloaded what I thought was Kubuntu, from the Kubuntu site, and
again, the splash screen said "edubunto."

And, to be clear, the package installer is not running from within the
windowed environment. It appears to drop out of X Windows, and back to the
text based installer screen.

> Obviously KDE and Gnome both have their own set of particular bugs, so
> it's important to know what you are running.

At this point, I think it's a generic ubuntu thing, not related to either
KDE or Gnome.

> Then again, I don't have a clue what's worng here, and since I don't
> know a thing about Ubutu on Mac, nevermind oldworld, well I will the Mac
> boys step in, come on guys.... ;-)

Yes, please! I feel like I'm close enough to smell the napalm - and
victory...although maybe I'm up here alone on Hamburger Hill...

John
Sitting here in (ubuntu) Limbo...