Re: Suse Linux 9: installing RPM with Konqueror

From: Boris (boris_at_home.com)
Date: 03/19/04


Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 22:52:37 +0000

Jeff Breitner wrote:

> mjt wrote:
>> Boris wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"There appears to be a configuration error. You have associated Konqueror
>>>with application/x.rpm but it can't handle this file type"
>>>
>>>Why not!! It used to!
>>
>>
>> ... what do you want konq to do with an RPM?
>> .
>
>
> It should have tossed it to Yast. Unfortunately, I'm no longer using
> SuSE so I can't tell him what it should be.

I think it's going to be easier just to reload the thing.

being a complete newbie, which is the best distro? should I switch to
RedHat?

-- 
Boris couldn't think of a witty signature.


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