Linpus Linux - Get most recent programs

[Tybor]

Hi,

Prerequisite is that you have already activated the right click menu:
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=28

- Right click somewhere to open menu
- System -> Add/Remove programs to open the Package manager
- Edit -> Repositories and search for "updates" and "updates-testing"
- make sure both are checked

Now you are able to download e.g. thunderbird 2.0.0.16

Next is to add the livna repository as already suggested in this forum.
- Download http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
- Open terminal by right-click menu
- move to your Download folder (cd /home/user/Downloads)
- type "sudo yum --nogpgcheck install livna-release-8.rpm" to install the repository
- you can check successful installation by opening the package manager and edit the repositories as described above
livna should be present there.

Another useful repository suggested from 2manydjs viewtopic.php?p=1130#p1130
is the remi repos. Here you can download a ready made Firefox 3 package!
- Download http://rpms.famillecollet.com/remi-release-8.rpm
- use same procedure as with livna repository
(or follow http://blog.famillecollet.com/pages/Config-en instructions)

Now you can get quite a lot of actual releases.

gr33tz,
Tybor

 

[jango]

I got this error messaage,"Command line error: no such option: -n"

 

[ammoQ]

You have to put two - before nogpgcheck, i.e. sudo yum --nogpgcheck ...

 

[Tybor]

added remi repository