1) i didn't get to use the pretty bluecurve installer because i did an "http install" and the "install individual packages" sucks.
the "workstation install" is pretty complete but it installs huge packages like Omni (printer drivers) which you can't remove since everything down to gnome-print uses them. all told the workstation install is about 1.8GB including 400+MB for openoffice. i can live with that.. 2) the kernel is built with gcc-3.2: i suspect this is the reason for the breakage of the NVIDIA binary-only drivers 3) the aureal vortex2 sound chip also comes with a binary-only kernel module -- this also doesn't work with a gcc-3 compiled kernel 4) "gcc296" is the gcc-2.96 which came with 7.3 -- i'm trying to rebuild the kernel using this gcc so that my NVIDIA and aureal cards will work.. 5) it's supremely easy to add new fonts! just add them to /etc/fonts/fonts.conf (no more ttmkfdir and friends) 6) bluecurve is nice! there's a gtk1 and gtk2 engine theme so they all integrate well (better than my bleeding-edge ximian gnome 2.1 nightly build on 7.3) however the non-AA gnome1/gtk1 apps are still jarring: and MOST apps are gtk1/gnome1 --- Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mosaic Communications, Inc. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
