Re: how to use latest rpms with old distribution

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 4:22 PM, e-letter <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 07/06/2011, Diego Bello <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 4:07 PM, e-letter <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Readers,
>>>
>>> After failure to upgrade to 2010, reverted to 2008 which works nicely.
>>> However, some programs need to be updated to be the latest, e.g.
>>> mplayer with the latest ffmpeg. Is it possible to download the latest
>>> mandriva 2011 rpm for mplayer and install everything required
>>> automatically using urpmi. When the mplayer program is downloaded and
>>> installation attempted, the command terminal response is that a
>>> library file is missing. So this library is retrieved and mplayer
>>> installation fails, asking for a _different_ library (!).
>>>
>>
>> Well, too much difference between versions here. Why not installing
>> from scratch?
>> I suggest that because I don't think you will be able to upgrade from 2008
>> :s
>>
> Tried to install from 2010 cd but installation process did not
> recognise the dvorak keyboard (there was no ability to set the
> keyboard during installation, unlike version 2008).
>

Could you try with a 2010.2 CD or DVD? If not, you can file a bug report.

Does anyone knows about support of other kind of keyboards during
installation of 2011?

-- 
Diego Bello Carreño