[newbie] Message from MandrakeSoft CEO.
Hi Mandrakians - I'm sending this message regarding yesterday's message about Civilme. This message is from Jacques Le Marois, CEO- he currently doesn't have direct Internet access- Gaël. __ Hello, We have been reading the messages in this thread and understand the strong emotions that are being expressed regarding Civileme. Civileme has always been extremely devoted to the community of Mandrake users, and he will also be deeply missed within the company. But here's our current situation: Just like any other organization, MandrakeSoft needs to cover the high cost of salaries with revenue -- this has not yet happened . MandrakeSoft needs to reach the break-even point, or will eventually disappear. This goal can be accomplished by two methods: by increasing revenue, and by reducing costs. Both of these techniques have been used for more than a year, and we should reach break-even before the end of this current year. But this means, among other things, making some difficult decisions. The dot-com era has ended, and we no longer receive money from venture capitalists -- we depend entirely on our customers and users. Fortunately, the Mandrake Club (http://www.mandrakeclub.com) has been successful enough to limit the number of new layoffs. The health and success of the Club directly translates to the number of employees who will continue to be paid to deliver our community support services. These difficult decisions are based entirely on finding a balance between income and expenses. Even though the company's revenue growth is very good (even higher than expected), we must continue to make important (and sometimes painful) decisions to ensure profitibility. As soon as the financial situation improves, we would like to provide the opportunity for Civileme, and others, to rejoin the company if they desire. Sincerely, Jacques Le Marois, CEO __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Mandrake Forum News Poll...
Hello everybody, several weeks ago we set up an experimental Mandrake web forum that was intended to get as many ideas as possible about what the future Linux-Mandrake systems should be. This forum was intended to have a very short life (one week). As those discussions were a frank success, this lead us to the idea that the users need to tell MandrakeSoft their feelings about Mandrake. That's the reason why we have: - reinstalled this system with a dedicated name [http://forum.mandrakesoft.com] - converted it into a general Mandrake news site where people can post stories like in Slashdot, and post comments I'm inviting you to take a look at it again, and especially to choose a new name for it. Several names are already available, such as: mandrakeforum.com or mymandrake.org. Which one do *you* prefer? Vote now on: http://forum.mandrakesoft.com Greets, Gael. PS Due to the recent new KDE2 beta packages that are available on the same server, the forum can be slow sometimes. -- Gael DUVAL http://www.mandrake.com
[newbie] slashdot poll
On http://slashdot.org, there's a poll asking for your favorite distribution. Mandrake _currently_ got 8% of the vote ;-) Greets, Gaël. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mandrake 6.0 on http://www.linux-mandrake.com
[newbie] MANDRAKE WINS 2 LINUXWORLD AWARDS!
Hello everybody, this is a great day! We are very pleased to announce that we have won: * the "Product of the Year" Award with Linux-Mandrake 6.0 * the "Distribution/Server" Awards with Linux-Mandrake 6.0 we are also in second position for the "Distribution/Client" Award! Details from Nicholas Petreley on: http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-08/lw-08-penguin_1.html MandrakeSoft is not the only winner: you - users and contributors - have won those prices with us! :) Greets, Gaël. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mandrake 6.0 on http://www.linux-mandrake.com
Re: [newbie] Netscape
Pankil Richards wrote: James Reeves wrote: Hello, All I have only been using Linux for a short time, and I have a really stupid question, but here it is. I downloaded Netscape 4.51 (Linux) and ran the ns-install program in the install log it says everything was copied okay, but is there something else that I have to do to activate it, because when netscape is started it is still running 4.08. Any help would be appreciated. The 4.08 version will run if you haven't uninstalled it and continue to run it from the same icon and/or directory. You most likely (definitely) have installed the new version in another directory, right? It would have been nice to do first: rpm -e netscape-communicator-4.08-3.i386.rpm rpm -e netscape-navigator-4.08-3.i386.rpm rpm -e netscape-common-4.08-3.i386.rpm and then to install 4.51... Greets, Gael. PS BTW, if someone has tested 4.51, please tell me wether it is less buggy than 4.5 -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] Adding: HTML support to XEmacs
Quinton Jones Jr wrote: Just installed XEmacs and noticed that it was missing the HTML button. So can somebody tell how to install HTML under XEmacs, so I can update my Web Page. ? If your homepage is on machine.server.com, with foo login, juste do: Control-X-F and the: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/ (you will be asked for the password for foo) This will permit you to edit your HTML on a remote server in XEmacs When XEmacs opens an HTML file, it switches in HTML modes, with HTML menu entries etc. If you want to browse the Web with XEmacs, just go in menu "Apps" and choose "Browse the web" ! :) Greets, Gael. Also is there a CuteFTP like program for Lunux? Regards, Qman... "Don't you just feel good about yourself, you will!" [hp] 100LX: The power of computing in the palm of your hands. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
[newbie] NEWS: BeroLinux joins Linux-Mandrake.
Hello, we - Gaël Duval from the Linux-Mandrake project and Bernhard Rosenkränzer from the new BeroLinux project - are very pleased to announce that we have decided to merge the two projects because we have similar goals and products. We want to make the best Linux distribution for the beginner, we want to be 100% compatible with Red Hat Linux and Un|x configuration standards, we want it easy-to-use: we want to put Linux on the desktop! Bernhard Rosenkränzer will now be employed at MandrakeSoft - the company which produces Linux-Mandrake - and be responsible for the official Linux-Mandrake distribution. The new resulting distribution will integrate the new ideas and features from BeroLinux as well as all the new stuff that is actually developped by the Linux-Mandrake team. For example, in the next release, our users will have the choice between both KDE and Gnome for the desktop manager, with new nice interoperability features. They will also be given the possibility to get special optimized version for their hardware too (Pentium I/II, K6...). We last plan to integrate some nice features like full 2.2.x kernel support, Euro support, scalable fonts support etc. Last but not least, we plan to open the Linux-Mandrake development so that users can contribute and decide what they want for their Linux distribution. Expect more details by the end of the week. Gaël Duval - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bernhard Rosenkränzer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information about Linux-Mandrake at http://www.linux-mandrake.com More information about BeroLinux at http://www.berolinux.za.net/ -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] Cool Poll! :)
Marivi wrote: I would like to do so but until now, no one can come up with a fix on my keyboard bug. I've even tried installing Redhat 5.2 and upgrade to Mandrake 5.3 to no avail. I've even fdisked my master boot record, I've tried upgrading from Caldera Openlinux and yet, I still get "r66t instead of "root" so, I cannot even log in. I really thought I was going to take off on my Linux when I read about Mandrake. Something is broke in Linux 5.3. I've tried installing my different types of Redhat 5.s (sam's unleashed, official and Cheap bytes) and I don't have that problem. I can log in successfully with Red hat but not mandrake. Your problem comes certainly from our initscripts which set numlock on at boot time (RedHat does not). This is a problem with a few type of laptops under Linux. Please try to set your numlock off and log as root. Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] Pre-purchase info
Pankil Richards wrote: I'm currently running RH 5.2 w/KDE 1.1 (which I downloaded). I'm thinking of getting the Mandrake dist. since during my (mis)adventures with Linux I sometimes end up hozing the system and have had to do a complete re-install. Since Mandrake seems to integrate a lot of the things I want, re-installation (every now and then) doesn't sound to be as painful. I do have a couple of questions: First, will I be able to set up Mandrake exactly the same way as under my "original" Red Hat Linux? i.e., can I use linuxconf, usernet, etc. to configure/manage users, passwords, network settings, and the like? yes Or would Mandrake and KDE force me to re-learn all over again? no I've heard people have problems with kppp. I've gotten somewhat familiar with where things are and how they work under my current install. Second, what are the similarities and differences in the installation process between Mandrake the original RH Linux 5.2? none Does KDE install and "start" automatically, yes or do I still have to configure things after installation? no In other words, I found the install process in RH 5.2 very user-friendly--is it the same in Mandrake? yes Third, are there any places in Toronto, Canada that sell Mandrake CD's? http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/america.html Thanks. -Pankil -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
[newbie] INFO: PowerPack 5.3 available in the USA
Hi there, it has been awaited for a long time, the PowerPack 5.3 (http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fpowerpack.html) is finally available for a few hours in the USA at: - Circadian Software http://www.ccsoft.cc/linux/ - LinuxCentral http://www.linuxcentral.com Other distributors should follow soon! :) Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] Broken kernel-source-2.0.36 in Mandrake 5.2
Hello, when you got such problems, please do a complete bug report, with exact messages at compilation break. It is very useless to say "it does not work" ;) However, I have recompiled many time the 2.0.36 kernel with sound support without any problem. Greets, Gael. Vavruska Jindrich wrote: When it starts compiling sound files (.../sound). Sound configuration also does not work, obviously it has the same reason. I copied sound configuration defs from 2.0.35 to .config (to complete the configuration manually) an then started make dep make clean make zImage make modules. It ended with an error while compiling the sound things. Unfortunately I cannot reporoduce the error messages for you since I am at work and we use M$ WinNT over here. I had the above problem at home... JV -Original Message- From: Michael Doyle [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 05, 1999 10:08 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Broken kernel-source-2.0.36 in Mandrake 5.2 On Fri, 05 Mar 1999, you wrote: Hello, I bought a CD with Mandrake 5.2 but I cannot configure and compile kernel (some files related to sound drivers are missing in the kernel rpms). Is this one of the innovations? At what stage is the install breaking down -- Michael Doyle Adelaide, South Australia ICQ #2635762 http://landofoz.apana.org.au -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] Mandrake version 5.3 ?
Tomasz Wzietek wrote: Hello, Just a general question regarding the numbering scheme of the OS releases. As found on the official Mandrake web page: "Linux -Mandrake 5.x is 100% compatible with RedHat 5.x! (note: 5.3 is an exception: Mandrake 5.3 is compatible with RH 5.2 since RH 5.3 is not out and will probably never be)" My question is: how do you know and why (if not) is RedHat 5.3 not going to be released? cos next RedHat will be 6.0 :-) Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] Mandrake kernel 2.2.1
James wrote: Hi Gael, Tried to get the file. Getting a permission denied error. really? just tested it again and no problem... :-/ Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
[newbie] Mandrake kernel 2.2.1
Hello, please upgrade to modutils-2.1.121-4.i386.rpm to avoid binary incompatibility problem (symbol "_bzero not found") when installing the kernel 2.2.1 on Mandrake systems. The package can be found on: ftp://linuxmandrake.com/pub/updates/kernel2.2/RPMS/ When you have downloaded the package, you can install it by typing: rpm -Uvh modutils-2.1.121-4.i386.rpm Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] IRC Chat room for Mandrake.
Rick Keefer wrote: Hello all from a real newbie. Is there an IRC chatroom for Mandrake users? If so what is the server name and the # chat name. Thanks. hello, not yet but this could be a good idea... :-) Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] Duplicate menu items after upgrade
James wrote: when updating a rpm package, some files are kept under the ".sav" extension. So the .kdelnk files (which describe the menu entries) are duplicated - please run: rm -f `find /opt/kde/share/applnk -name *.kdelnk.rpmsave -print` and restart the window manager (K-panel-restart). It should work. Tried it...didnt work.so manually went into the directories and removed all the .rpmsave files. Now menus are fine I am pretty sure that my script works (it has been tested). Just be sure that the "find" expression is surrounded by "anti-quotes" "`" (is ok in english ??), not quotes "'". Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] Need Mandrake CD
Hi, Hello John. LSL (Linux System Labs) sell a Mandrake Release (Red Hat 5.2) for $6.95. Ring Glenn Jayaputera on 03 9857 5916 he'll send one to you. I'm running it at the moment it's quite stable...just a few installation glitches which will no doubt be fixed in the next release. which ones please? Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] mounting cdrom with iso9660
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I try to mount my CD-ROM drive, which is /dev/hdc, using: mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom it gives me an error that says something like, this format is not supported by kernel. Waht is going on and how can I fix it so I can use my CDRom drive in Linux? Thanks if you use Linux-Mandrake 5.1, you certainly have to do as follow: cd /lib/modules ln -s 2.0.35-2 2.0.35 /sbin/depmod -a Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] pppd again!
Ham wrote: Dec 28 15:29:43 yck pppd[1758]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean: Dec 28 15:29:43 yck pppd[1758]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0 here is the problem. Anyways, you mentionned it worked properly with the root id. Is it true? Can you give the same log when running pppd as root? Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] iso CD image
Bruce Endries wrote: Amidst all the problems you guys are handling, I thought I would just let you know that I downloaded the Mandrake distribution CD-ROM image from ftp.cs.univ-paris8.fr, wrote it to a CD, and successfully installed Mandrake on the first try. This is a great idea, and I hope you continue it as versions go on... It's very popular and we will continue to do that, although we know it's not accessible for people with a modem :-( Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] pppd
Ham wrote: I recently installed linux-mandrake 5.1 light. It seems that the kernel of this version doesn't support pppd. Do other versions support it? (which?) If yes, which packadge should I download to upgrade my kernel? [ ] Hami Monsarrat-Chanon cd /lib/modules ln -s 2.0.35-2 2.0.35 /sbin/depmod -a -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] 320x204 with X! Yuk!!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have Linux Mandrake 5.2 and installed it the other day. It works great, except for X Windows and KDE, which was the main reason I installed it. It seems like I configured it correctly but X isn't letting me get better than 320x200 with 8 bit color! The KDE Taskbar takes up half the screen! Help!! I have a brand new computer with 128MB ram and an STB Velocity 4400 (16MB TNT). I would like to run X at at least 800x600 with 16 bit color. Thanks!! hello, you can use Xconfigurator, or xf86config or edit directly /etc/X11/XF86Config Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
