On Thu, 2008-02-21 at 13:16 -0800, James Frye wrote: > > James Frye wrote: > > > > > > I have two perhaps related other problems. First, tcsh was not > > installed > > > by the install system. I had to compile it from source. Second, > > > the root user does not source its .tcshrc file when I su or log > > > in as root. I have to do this manually. > > > > > Dumb question - why did you compile it from source instead of > > running "yum install tcsh"? > > Perhaps dumber answer: what's "yum"? I don't mean that as a literal > question, and I can do a search for more info now that you've given me > a hint. I mean how should I know about it, when it's not mentioned in > any installation instructions I've ever seen? > > As to why I compiled from source, how else would I do it? To me that's > the normal way to install most software (except for a few proprietaty > things like Acrobat) that doesn't come with a distribution - and indeed, > some that does. I generally recompile the kernel once I have a new system > up & running... > > Thanks, > James > It is a real problem to run fedora without knowing about yum. It is nno doubt installed on your machine as the basic package installer. Try: man yum You really need to know about it. -- Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
