Installing samba in suse 9.0

Hi

I have installed linux - SUSE 9.0 - on one of my desktop computers, that was
a part of a windoze lan.

The samba client package was installed during the smooth installation, but I
cannot install the samba (server) package, no matter what I try.

Can someone please tell me what to do, I am new to linux.

VB

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:54:33 +0000, VB wrote:

> The samba client package was installed during the smooth installation,
> but I cannot install the samba (server) package, no matter what I try.

What have you tried?
Did you see any error messages?

> Can someone please tell me what to do, I am new to linux.

Post some more information...! :-)

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Regards/Med vennlig hilsen
Joachim Mæland
If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
-Mario Andretti

Hi

I can find the samba rpm when I put the CD #3 into the CD drive.

I click on the file and a window opens, with a bar that says "install with
YAST".

I click on the bar, a new window opens, then closes without any action.
rpm -q samba tells me that samba has not been installed.

VB

"Joachim Mæland" <jm-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:54:33 +0000, VB wrote:
>
> > The samba client package was installed during the smooth installation,
> > but I cannot install the samba (server) package, no matter what I try.
>
> What have you tried?
> Did you see any error messages?
>
> > Can someone please tell me what to do, I am new to linux.
>
> Post some more information...! :-)
>
> --
> Regards/Med vennlig hilsen
> Joachim Mæland
> If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
> -Mario Andretti
>

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:11:17 +0000, VB wrote:

> I can find the samba rpm when I put the CD #3 into the CD drive.
>
> I click on the file and a window opens, with a bar that says "install
> with YAST".
>
> I click on the bar, a new window opens, then closes without any action.
> rpm -q samba tells me that samba has not been installed.

As root:

rpm -i /path_to_directory_on_cd/samba_server_package_file.rpm

BTW: You're running Yast as root, or with root privilegies...?

--
Regards/Med vennlig hilsen
Joachim Mæland
If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
-Mario Andretti

I am, always have been, logged in as root.

When I follow your instruction below, nothing happens.

Now what?

VB

"Joachim Mæland" <jm-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:11:17 +0000, VB wrote:
>
> > I can find the samba rpm when I put the CD #3 into the CD drive.
> >
> > I click on the file and a window opens, with a bar that says "install
> > with YAST".
> >
> > I click on the bar, a new window opens, then closes without any action.
> > rpm -q samba tells me that samba has not been installed.
>
> As root:
>
> rpm -i /path_to_directory_on_cd/samba_server_package_file.rpm
>
> BTW: You're running Yast as root, or with root privilegies...?
>
> --
> Regards/Med vennlig hilsen
> Joachim Mæland
> If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
> -Mario Andretti
>

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:23:41 +0000, VB wrote:

> I am, always have been, logged in as root.

When configuring and installing... Not when _using_ your computer, I hope.

> When I follow your instruction below, nothing happens.

Strange... My ¢50 on that there's something wrong with your media or the
Samba rpm file.

Is it trivial to make Yast fetch new packages from the net?

Have you downloaded and tested an alternative Samba rpm?

> Now what?

Say a prayer...? :-)

--
Regards/Med vennlig hilsen
Joachim Mæland
If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
-Mario Andretti

Hi

I can copy the rpm file into my /root/tmp directory, but it also does not
install from there.

This is very discouraging.

VB

"Joachim Mæland" <jm-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:23:41 +0000, VB wrote:
>
> > I am, always have been, logged in as root.
>
> When configuring and installing... Not when _using_ your computer, I hope.
>
> > When I follow your instruction below, nothing happens.
>
> Strange... My ¢50 on that there's something wrong with your media or the
> Samba rpm file.
>
> Is it trivial to make Yast fetch new packages from the net?
>
> Have you downloaded and tested an alternative Samba rpm?
>
> > Now what?
>
> Say a prayer...? :-)
>
> --
> Regards/Med vennlig hilsen
> Joachim Mæland
> If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
> -Mario Andretti
>

Hi

Maybe I should have told you that I am using the "personal" edition of suse
9.0.

VB

"VB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:LFf2e.24474$Ue6.13600@trndny04...
> Hi
>
> I can copy the rpm file into my /root/tmp directory, but it also does not
> install from there.
>
> This is very discouraging.
>
> VB
>
> "Joachim Mæland" <jm-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:23:41 +0000, VB wrote:
> >
> > > I am, always have been, logged in as root.
> >
> > When configuring and installing... Not when _using_ your computer, I
hope.
> >
> > > When I follow your instruction below, nothing happens.
> >
> > Strange... My ¢50 on that there's something wrong with your media or the
> > Samba rpm file.
> >
> > Is it trivial to make Yast fetch new packages from the net?
> >
> > Have you downloaded and tested an alternative Samba rpm?
> >
> > > Now what?
> >
> > Say a prayer...? :-)
> >
> > --
> > Regards/Med vennlig hilsen
> > Joachim Mæland
> > If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
> > -Mario Andretti
> >
>
>

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:48:43 +0000, VB wrote:

> I can copy the rpm file into my /root/tmp directory, but it also does not
> install from there.

As normal user:

wget ftp://suse.cs.utah.edu/pub/suse.com/...a-139.i586.rpm

Then as root

rpm -i /path_to_downloaded_file/samba-2.2.8a-139.i586.rpm

> This is very discouraging.

IMHO: The most discouraging part is the absence og error messages.

--
Regards/Med vennlig hilsen
Joachim Mæland
If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
-Mario Andretti

Hi

I found samba-2.2.8a.234 on the suse site. I'll try that one.

VB

"Joachim Mæland" <jm-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:48:43 +0000, VB wrote:
>
> > I can copy the rpm file into my /root/tmp directory, but it also does
not
> > install from there.
>
> As normal user:
>
> wget
ftp://suse.cs.utah.edu/pub/suse.com/...a-139.i586.rpm
>
> Then as root
>
> rpm -i /path_to_downloaded_file/samba-2.2.8a-139.i586.rpm
>
> > This is very discouraging.
>
> IMHO: The most discouraging part is the absence og error messages.
>
> --
> Regards/Med vennlig hilsen
> Joachim Mæland
> If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
> -Mario Andretti
>