Smart Installer

Whyle looking through the forums i have come across a few mentioning smart installer what is it (i have a rough idea just need clarification) and how to i get it and install it as it seems to come across as a lot better/easyer to use than yast (i cant get software through yast)

thanks in advance

Whyle looking through the forums i have come across a few mentioning smart installer what is it (i have a rough idea just need clarification) and how to i get it and install it as it seems to come across as a lot better/easyer to use than yast (i cant get software through yast) [/b]

Its more commonly referred to as the Smart software package manager. An older version of it comes with SuSE-10.1. And 3rd party packaged versions of it are availble on Guru's site.

If one install's Gurus version, it already has a reasonable set of 3rd party repositories installed. There are some dependencies to work thru, but its not difficult.

There are many how-tos for it. Here is a forum neutral one:
http://susewiki.org/index.php?title=...ackage_Manager

I recommend smart.

If I update all channels, will beta software be installed? As a noob, I don't want to get myself into something I will regret.

Thanks for the reply i have installed SMART of the suse dvd how do i access SMART or better stil where is it?

thanks in advance

It should be available through your menusystem under "System" (most likely). Otherwise, type "kdesu smart --gui" (if you use KDE) or "gnomesu smart --gui" (if you use Gnome) from any terminal.

Stickied, since it's a common request.

~~ Andrew D.

Thanks i have found it now, just going through the web looking for repossitories for it so hopefully i can get the software i want like bittorrent and blender (latest version not the suse supplied one)

Thanks

I found this http://www.tweakhound.com/linux/suse...stalling_1.htm and it came in very handy just scroll down to Configuring Sources and away you go i hope it is helpfull in some way for others aswell.

SMART is awesome. I have heard people having their system hosed when they did an update all, but how do you set the system to use SMART instead of Zen?

Users might also want to use linux_learner's compiled set of smart channels, which will instantly grant SMART access to every SUSE repository available. This is a painless process compared to manually finding and installing each channel.

More information is available in this thread:
http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=24308

Kinda jokingly, is it safe?

I know not to update all packages at once, but that sounds too good to be true. I think ill check it out