ydl3, g3 powerbook, yum, kpackage, catch-22. 2nd stab

[Matthias Saou]

Brentishere@aol.com wrote :

> I really appreciate the ideas, but I still have the same problem:
> 
> No Internet Connection On The Yellow Dog Machine.
> 
> So:
>        Synaptic won't work
>        Yum won't work
>        Apt-Get won't Work
> 
> At least, I am not clever enough to get them to work locally.
> 
> I can get stuff in off of CD only.

Try "apt-cdrom add" to let apt know about what's on your CDs, then you can
install synaptic (one single package download) to get a nice frontend, and
manage all your packages locally, without the need for an internet
connection.

Matthias

PS: Assuming the original CDs are apt-enabled, which I think they are.

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