Re: RH 9.0, Putting Samba on Linux with RPM?

From: Lenard (lenard_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 11/21/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:58:02 GMT

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:43:58 +0000, W. Watson wrote:

> I thought I'd try to hook up my RH 9.0 Linux computer to a small network
> of Win machines. According to one of the RH documents, one can fire up
> from the Main Menu the configuration tool form Systems Settings->Server
> Settings->Samba Settings. Not on my machine. I see no Samba Settings,
> but instead Service. I think it shows something about eth0, which is
> inactive. Apparently, I need to install Samba with RPM. I'd like to do
> it with the graphic interface, but don't see any manual for it on the RH
> site. I see lots of manuals at
> <http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/>. Nothing
> specific to RPM, but I do see PDF, RPM and Html as choices. Clicking on
> RPM below a manual name gets me know where, as far as I can tell.

First; the links (RPM, PDF and HTML) below the manual titles are for
downloading the various manuals in the package forms. It's a good idea to
download at least the first three of them. I would suggest the PDF version
so you can read them in either Windows or Linux.

Second; RPM == [R]ed Hat [P]ackage [M]anager you can find the guide to RPM
at; http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/

Third; Red Hat Linux 9 is old and is no longer supported by Red Hat, the
product reached End of Life on April 30, 2004

Fourth; To install samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0.i386.rpm the Samba Server.

The package is located on the CD media you have, I don't remember which
one sorry. Mount each CD and browse it until you find the package you
want. Then either click or double-click on the package (depending how your
setup) to install it. But before you do this, may I suggest that you;

Install apt(direct link to the package);
http://download.fedora.us/fedora/redhat/9/i386/RPMS.stable/apt-0.5.5cnc6-0.fdr.8.rh90.i386.rpm

Fast (DSL line) from the console or xterm session as root type;

rpm -ivh <type the link above here>

Slow (dial-up) from the console or xterm session as root type;

wget <type the link above here>
rpm -ivh apt-0.5.5cnc6-fr1.i386.rpm

Do the same with synaptic (the GUI interface to apt);
ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/download.fedora.us/fedora/redhat/9/i386/RPMS.stable/synaptic-0.47-0.fdr.3.rh90.i386.rpm

Then visit; http://fedoralegacy.org/

This way you can bring your Red Hat Linux 9 current (install the latest
upgrades, addons and patches). Take the time and follow the Download link
for instructions. And please do not forget to read;
http://fedoralegacy.org/docs/apt-rh9.php

With synaptic open (and apt configured) all you do is select the
package(s) you want to install and click on the appropriate buttons to
download and install them.

Lastly; Please consider upgrading to Fedora Core 1, 2 or 3 all are still
supported. Fedora Core 2 or 3 are still actively supported, Fedora Core 1
recently became legacy (still support at the link already provided above).

http://fedora.redhat.com/ 

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