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# FreevoAptSuSE

## Freevo Apt for SuSE

More information about apt-get for SUSE can be found at http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm/ . Reading that page is highly recommended.

You can download apt from ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt/SuSE/9.0-i386/RPMS.suser-rbos . You will need the apt, apt-libs, and lua rpms at a minimum.

The following '/etc/apt/sources.list' file will allow you to get Freevo and it's dependencies, plus updates from SUSE.::

    rpm      ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt SuSE/9.0-i386  base update suser-rbos funktronics packman packman-i686 security
    rpm-src  ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt SuSE/9.0-i386  base update suser-rbos funktronics packman packman-i686 security

After apt is setup, you need to run 'apt-get update' before doing anything else. After that you can install Freevo by typing 'apt-get install freevo' .

Note: The above sources.list includes the 'base' component. If you originally installed SUSE 9.0 from DVD/CDs an 'apt-get upgrade' will tell you that a lot of packages need to be upgraded. There are 3 things that you can do about this:

1. Update all of the packages and be done with it. This can take a long time

2. Figure out and install the dependencies yourself

3. Best option, if you have the space: Copy all of the RPMs from your DVD/CDs to your hard drive (or a machine on your local network that is not publicly accessible) and create your own repository for 'base'. Here are instructions for doing this from Richard Bos (from http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=6400724 ):

Install the rpm that helps you create a repository:

    apt install apt4rpm

Now create the file ~/.aptate/aptate.conf. Something like the one below, change LOGIN in your loginname

       <?xml version='1.0' encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
       <!DOCTYPE opt SYSTEM "/usr/share/apt4rpm/aptate.dtd">

       <opt>
         <topdir>/home/LOGIN/</topdir>

         <distribution id="suse90">
           <name>suse</name>
           <version>9.0</version>
           <architecture>i586</architecture>

           <component>
            <name>base</name>
             <url>../../../media/dvd/suse/</url>
           </component>
         </distribution>
       </opt>

Than run aptate and after it has finished, what can take quite some time you'll have a repository in /home/LOGIN/apt. In /home/LOGIN/apt/suse-9.0/ examples you'll find an example sources.list file.

last edited 2005-01-10 16:50:03 by JohnMolohan
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