How do you install anything?? I'm going crazy!@##

[tcfpcm]

Ok. Installed Mandrake Linux 9 and everything went fine. Now I'm trying to install Samba.

First, I can't find any 9.0 Mandrake Linux in the Samba download section. I'm assuming I can use the 8.2 version.

Ok, even if I do download something, what is this RPM thing. I have read up on it and have figured that I need to put it in a new folder and try to run a "rpm -ivh file.rpm" commmand. But how do I do this. Do I just type that in the location bar? When I try this I get man viewer error.

What am I doing wrong. I may go crazy... @#$##$

HELP... thanks

[bskahan]

no, open a console, there should be something like console or terminal on you screen (a button)

this will give you a shell prompt.

type su and hit enter, this will prompt you for the root password, put that in, then do rpm -ivh package.rpm

[bskahan]

in the mandrake control center the is probably a graphical interface to rpm.

[mdwatts]

I would think Mandrake 9.0 would already include the Samba packages.

See if they are already installed using

rpm -qa | grep samba

If not, check the Mandrake installation cd's for the Samba packages.

Also have a look at Mandrake's website for a list of what packages are included with their latest version. Check the Mandrake ftp servers in the RPMS directory for 9.0.

[sasKuatch]

Or, open the Software Manager (or whatever it's called) and search Installable packeges for Samba. By double-clicking on the filename in the search results, it should install, or prompt you for to first install other packages that it needs.

[tcfpcm]

ok got it installed... now how do i configure it??

Thanks for the help...