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From: Anthony Huereca <
> > Am I right in thinking that you must install them in root? I did this
with
> > Star Office 5.1, but couldn't find it..check that..I could find it but
> > couldn't work out how to make it run.
>
> What do you mean it couldn't work out how to make it run? What errors did
it
> give you? You should be able to install it as root just fine.
No, I mean, it didn't put an icon on the kde menu for me to run it..please
bear with me here..I'm only 5 days into this..I'm used to Windows
convenience!!!
> > When Mandrake does it's 'Standard' installation..I take it all the
programs
> > that appear on your menu's are loaded onto your Hard Disc. How much
space
> > does a standard install take? It seems to include a shed-load of games
and
> > utilities I'd never use in a month of Sundays. What's the simplest way
of
> > getting rid of these to make sure I keep enough space for stuff I will
> > actually use.
>
> Seems like the only way is to do a custom installation and deselect the
gaming
> pacakges. Or if you just want to do it in a slower route, but may be
easier for
> you, uninstall each game separately after you install the sytem, using
"rpm -e
> the_program_name_you_want_to_unintstall"
So maybe I'm better re-installing and de-selecting the stuff I don't need.
The question then is..what if I then decide I do need that strange little
program I didn't bother loading..is it simple to put it on afterwards off
the disc??
Cheers
Andy
