On 07/14/2011 01:27 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: > Under KDM I asked for software updates and got an option called Get and > Remove Software. I ran it and chose to add the Content group. I was > shown the three documents I could add. One on Python, one on Java and > one on Linux drivers. I chose to install the first and third. Processing > started until I was told another dependency must be installed. I said > continue and the system asked me for a passwd authorization. I entered > the only passwds that seemed possibly relevant and both were rejected > > Ok, I started again . At the place where it asked me for a passwd > previously it stated that I had not entered an authorizing passwd and > quit. So I could not proceed further. > > I tried to use Gnome to do the same thing. When I searched for Get or > Remove .. the only relevant application I was shown was KPackageKit. > When I ran that I was given the option to Get and Remove Software, which > I ran, entered the passwd which should work and it did. > > Now I pressed my luck and ran another option called Software Update. > Which attempted it said to find updates but failed. The same option > under KVM also failed. > > However, in Gnome under Software Tools the Software Update application > succeeds. > > Have other people fond the same bug or am I going crazy again? Same bad experience here. All these apps are just a layer of crap spread over yum. Save yourself some pain and use yum directly. Regards, John -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
