[newbie] Version Differences
Each version of Linux is bigger than the last. But are older versions necessarily more secure? For example, if I wanted to use LM 6.0 so it'd work on my 486, and just try to find out about any security flaws in it and fix those? Most of the basic linux programs- cron, ftp, the daemons- stay about the same from distro to distro in general, don't they? Dan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Increasing Print Darkness
How do I change the darkness of printed documents? Papers come out about half as dark as they should be. (It works fine in Windows, so it's not my printer). I've played around with CUPS and not seen anything worthwhile in there. My printer is an Epson Stylus Color 600, if that makes any difference... TIA Dan
[newbie] XML parsers
Hello everybody. I wrote a while ago asking for information about XML resources for Linux. I've found a few on Portalux, (www.portalux.com). They have applications for Linux divided into nifty little sections. I downloaded an XML parser called RXP (it was written in C, wanted to test my make skills again). Seems to work. So if you need an XML parser for Linux, check out http://www.portalux.com/applications/publishing/xml. Dan
[newbie] Programming graphical applications
Hello again, I've been wondering now for a while what the best way to begin programming in Linux is. I have books and manuals about PERL, C++, and Java, and between those and what I already know about them I could probably make a decent program. However, I would like to make something graphical. How would be a good way to start? I don't want something that does everything for me, but I also don't want to use anything that comes with a 500-page explanation. GTK or QT? Are those good things to start with? Are programs made that use any WM and aren't dependent on Gnome or KDE libraries, and how difficult is that? Dan (Future Graphical Programmer) I'm going to build a word processor that everybody likes...
[newbie] abbrowser wierdness/incompatibility/something
abbrowser- why is it built in such a way that kab will not read any data from it other than names? Everything is in the Comment field, rather than the Phone Number/Email Address/whatever the appropriate field is. Has somebody written a program to handle this and rewrite the data file, or will I have a new project? :-) Dan (again)
[newbie] Difference between Desktop Environment/Window Manager
What is the difference between a Window Manager, such as BlackBox, and a Desktop environment? They seem to perform similar functions. The differerence I've came up wtih is that the environments let one save things on the desktop, and provide for graphical customization of it, whereas there aren't many extras in Window Managers, although they seem to start and shutdown somewhat faster. Is that the only thing? Dan
[newbie] KDE's address book data
I would like to make a backup of the data stored in KDE's Address Book, abbrowser. Does anybody know where this data is found? Dan ICQ 4689648
[newbie] Link to directory
I am trying to make a link to my windows desktop directory. The command I tried was ln -d /mnt/(desktop directory)/ WinDesktop but it said cannot create hard link: Invalid cross-device link. Also, would it be possible to make this link from the / directory? Dan ICQ 4689648
[newbie] Conflicting devices?
I finally got around to attempting to get my Crystal PnP soundcard working in Linux. Sndconfig almost worked this time (it would not work previously, RPM would not let me install it, but it magically did this time). To get my sound to work, I had to change an IRQ in isapnp.conf: # Start dependent functions: priority preferred # IRQ 9. # High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default) (INT 0 (IRQ 11 (MODE +E))) #_This 11 was previously a 10 # Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines # Minimum IO base address 0x0330 # Maximum IO base address 0x0330 # IO base alignment 8 bytes # Number of IO addresses required: 2 (IO 0 (BASE 0x330)) I had to do this manually, because sndconfig would not let me choose IRQ 11 for my card. After I rebooted, my sound worked. (Except for olp3, which is midi, right?) But my D-Link DFE-530-TX PCI network card, which is on IRQ 10, did not, so I no longer have internet connectivity from within Linux. Curiously, during boot the step "Determining IP information for eth0 via dhcpcd," which takes about one minute to tell me "FAILED", took only a second or so to fail after I made this change to isapnp.conf.Please give me a hand with this, I am so close to being able to do everything in Linux that I could under Windows, without crashes :) Many thanks! Dan R ICQ 4689648
[newbie] No sound
My Crystal PnP soundcard wasn't detected during the LM 7.2 install. The Sound Wizard is absent from HardDrake, and sndconfig is not installed either. Reinstalling HardDrake didn't add the Sound Wizard, and my attempt to install sndconfig brought out "error: sndconfig-0.44-3mdk.i586.rpm could not be installed" from RPM. I did a search for this on Google, but the results were a tad complex for me...maybe somebody else who has had this problem can point me to a better resource or take my hand and walk me through it... :) Dan Rasmussen ICQ: 4689648 AIM: Spiffy1two
[newbie] Smoother internet connection process?
Greetings. I have an @Home cable modem connection. In order to access the internet from Linux, I must go into terminal, su to root, and issue the "dhcpcd" command. How could I possibly bypass this? Thanks!
