I posted the following to the "linux newbie" forum, but have received no response... Any takers?
<quote>I am encountering an issue configuring the YOU update tool in SuSE 8.2: When I attempt to run an update, I repeatedly receive the error:
"Can't get the patches from server. Please try to get the patches from another server".
I receive this error no matter which server I check. There is an entry at
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:YaST_Onl....inf_is_Missing)
which instructs (me) to mount the CD or DVD (no problem there), and copy /media/dvd/suse/setup/descr/info /temp
The problem is that the file (.../descr/info) does not exist on the installation DVD or on CD1.
As I REALLY do not want to run an unpatched OS, I'm looking for some instruction (assistance) in getting YaST / YOU to operate properly.
The installation is on a dual-boot WinXP SP2 / SuSE 8.2 Dell Latitude C810. The installation proceeded smoothly (once ACPI was disabled) using the defaults, except for the time zone setting and the default boot timeout (from 8 sec. to 15 sec.)
Any/all assistance will be appreciated; remember please that I am TOTALLY new to the linux community, but have many years Windows and Macintosh (mostly but not exclusively pre-OSX) experience, so while the basic concepts may be solid, their execution will require some assistance.....
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PaulR.