On (17/05/06 23:57), Scarletdown wrote: > I ended up going with a Gateway MX6440 instead of the Acer, since the > specs were a little better, it uses an ATI graphics chipset instead of > SiS, it was on sale for about $800 at Best Buy, and I was able to pop a > Mepis CD into the display model at Best Buy to give it the penguin test. > > So far, I've managed to get the Ethernet adapter working, and get X up > and running, but for some reason, I can't install KDE due to a buttload > of dependency problems. It's starting to look like KDE is simply not > installable on an AMD64 kernel.
You don't say which flavour you're installing; if etch/sid it's probably a temporary dependency problem. I used to run KDE here but have moved to xfce/enlightenment. > > Setting up the chroot was pretty straightforward following the howto: > > https://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html#id220463 > > > > WTF is a chroot? I checked out the above site, and am confused enough > to the point where I am considering just installing a 32-bit kernel > instead of trying to get 32 bit apps to work on a 64 bit kernel. Hehe! When I first got my machine I installed a 32bit system just to have a working system fairly quickly. I then installed a 64bit system and worked through the howto step by step; it was pretty successful and I didn't need the 32bit install at all. >From my not technical viewpoint, a chroot is a separate system accessible from your running system. It could conceivably be a fedora or other system. Following the amd64 howto, enables you to run the 32bit applications such as openoffice (within the chroot) from your 64bit system. It makes life a little more complicated but you'll learn quite a lot from doing it. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
