[linux-audio-user] Re: failure notice

Somehow, this got bounced the first time If you've got a copy of mc {file manager} you can use it to install some rpms. {hit F3 with the cursor centered on the file} Basically rpms are like small compressed tar files... they've got your binaries and set up files, etc, etc all wrapped up in a nice neat little container with instructions as to where everything goes on your system. Mc will let you see what you're installing and to where and will actually let you do it "by hand" so that you can make sure everything goes where it's supposed to, that nothing's corrupt, etc... It also gives you easy access to the config files so you can read through them before you install them {as well as any setup files that the rpm uses.} I don't know a lot about Mandrake... I can't tell you much in that regard.