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ertai_ar
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 11:05 pm    Post subject: noob packages question :s Reply with quote

I downloaded gentoo cds for athlonxp and installed gentoo from stages 2 and 3...

I log successful as root and I can't install the cd2 packages...

How can I install all the cd2 packages...
I tried with emerge /mnt/cdrom/packages/All/*.tbz2... but doesn't work... :(
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

emerge --usepkg whatever
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 11:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

returns: !!!! CATEGRY info missing from info chunk, aborting ...

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 11:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

did you copy your packages from CD2 to your /usr/portage/packages/ directory?
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 11:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes...
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 12:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

look at the top sticky post in this forum "How does GRP work"

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 2:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

up :(
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 2:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

DId you try this

cp -a /mnt/cdrom/packages /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/packages

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 2:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes... my packages are at: /usr/portage/packages/All/
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 2:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok exactly what have you done ? While you answer i'll go look at the doc's Oh what doc are you useing?

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