[newbie] Starting on Boot
How do I start a program when i reboot my computer? I have a computer that I don't physically have access to (but I can ssh into it) and it gets restarted quite often by the people whom I entrusted it too. I would like YASC (Yet Another SETI Client) to run when the computer gets rebooted, but all the tutorials I have found have been complicated explanations about setting up a subsystem...bah, there has to be a simplier way. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Python Dependency Hell
On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Todd Slater wrote: On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 07:15:17AM +, Job Evers wrote: I tried to build a package from source (since I could not find an rpms for pypanel) and it said I needed python-Xlib. Mandrake doesn't have a python-Xlib package but I found one online. $ urpmi python-Xlib-0.12-2.noarch.rpm Some package requested cannot be installed: python-Xlib-0.12-2.noarch (due to unsatisfied python-modules[ 1:2.4]) How or where do I get python-modules? and what does [ 1:2.4] mean?! Just get the python module and install it from source--it's really easy. From the PyPanel page, visit and download the python-xlib package, unpack it, and do (as root): python setup.py install Done. Next, do the same thing in the PyPanel directory. Wow, I feel like a dumba$$. PyPanel is working, and running beautifully. Thanks. I am now entering a new stage of nerdiness. Eliminating desktop icons and the desktop environment. Configuring my computer with plain text files instead of using a GUI. Running programs from the CLI (knowing what CLI even stands for), and rarely using a mouse except for LBreakout. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Bryan Phinney wrote: I am not sure. Maybe the college gateway hates you enough to punish everyone else just to get at you. Its easter break and everybody else has left. I am probably the only person left who was still connecting through that gateway. Wow, I am hated. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] kdeinit and starting X
I upgraded my XFree86 to 4.4.0 since it claimed to have some improvements for my graphics controller. I decided to be ambitious and compile from source (and learned how to use CVS in the process). It seemed the installation went okay, except now something involving kdeinit is broken. When I do startx at the command prompt, x starts and after a couple of seconds an error window pops up and says Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation. And now my collection of questions: -What exactly does startx do? -How else can I start the x server? -What might be the problem with kdeinit? -How would I start a different window manager (gnome, pekwm, icewm, ...)? -What does startkde, startgnome and starticewm do? These are probably RTFM questions, but I can't seem to find the right manual. Until next time, I will be joyously messing with my computer using the CLI and browsing the web with links! Cheers, Job - Job Evers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Christ's College University of Cambridge Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] Zoomed display in GUI
Did you run any software to let the system know you changed your grafix card? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of martin brandt Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Zoomed display in GUI Hi Im having problems displaying my GUI properly. It appears all zoomed and the screen follows the mouse like some Software for the visually impaired i have seen before. This started happening when i changed my GPU. Im running mandrake 9.2. Im pretty sure its a software issue, and its not my Monitor as i have tried another. It sounds like your X server might be using a virtual desktop. Mine was doing that a while back. If you look in the /etc/XF86Config-4 you should see something along the lines of Section Screen Subsection Display Virtual XXX XXX End Subsection End Section If you comment out or remove the Virtual XXX XXX line you should hopefully be back in business. --Job Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
