[newbie] Updating Mandrake.
I am running Mandrake 7.2, but would like to upgrade to 8.2, which I presume should be better. However when I tried to do an upgrade, I lost all my Wine settings. I need to run Wine, so I can use a couple of Windows applications, which do not appear to yet have Linux equivalents. They are Quicken and Agent. It appears that Wine now stores its config files in a different location and uses a different syntax. Is this correct, or can I still use my old configure file. I also lost read/write access to my windows partition except when logged on as root. There did not appear to be an easy way of changing permissions, but perhaps I could not find it. I tried editing my fstab file but then go errors on boot up. Again can I preserve my present fstab file, or is there an easy way of giving users full access to my windows partition. I hope someone can find the time to answer these queries, or perhaps the only interest is in people using versions 8 onwards. Bernard Victor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Updating Mandrake.
On Friday 27 September 2002 12:55 pm, you wrote: I am running Mandrake 7.2, but would like to upgrade to 8.2, which I presume should be better. However when I tried to do an upgrade, I lost all my Wine settings. I need to run Wine, so I can use a couple of Windows applications, which do not appear to yet have Linux equivalents. They are Quicken and Agent. ohh please, pan wipes agent out the door, just get the latest version, and don't get 8.2, get 9.0, and Gnucash may not be better than Quicken, but no reason not to think it is just as good for almost every usage. Heck the Apps I don't see for linux are the US income tax prep and send and you can use the online html versions of those It appears that Wine now stores its config files in a different location and uses a different syntax. Is this correct, or can I still use my old configure file. I also lost read/write access to my windows partition except when logged on as root. There did not appear to be an easy way of changing permissions, but perhaps I could not find it. I tried editing my fstab file but then go errors on boot up. Again can I preserve my present fstab file, or is there an easy way of giving users full access to my windows partition. keep (move) the current fstab as fstab-old so you can look back and see the changes and edit the new file the way you want, I like to have only root able to write to the fat partition, it makes sure nothing from an e-mail ever gets to screw with the fat partition. use the superuser mode to write to fat, any one can read from it. just my way. I hope someone can find the time to answer these queries, or perhaps the only interest is in people using versions 8 onwards. Bernard Victor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Updating Mandrake.
Bernard Victor wrote: I am running Mandrake 7.2, but would like to upgrade to 8.2, which I presume should be better. However when I tried to do an upgrade, I lost all my Wine settings. I need to run Wine, so I can use a couple of Windows applications, which do not appear to yet have Linux equivalents. They are Quicken and Agent. It appears that Wine now stores its config files in a different location and uses a different syntax. Is this correct, or can I still use my old configure file. I also lost read/write access to my windows partition except when logged on as root. There did not appear to be an easy way of changing permissions, but perhaps I could not find it. I tried editing my fstab file but then go errors on boot up. Again can I preserve my present fstab file, or is there an easy way of giving users full access to my windows partition. I hope someone can find the time to answer these queries, or perhaps the only interest is in people using versions 8 onwards. Bernard Victor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com I never use Wine before so I can't answer that question, but if you lose read/write access to your windows partition, you can fix it by setting the correct permission to the mount point (/mnt/windows for example) Vinh N. Pham Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Updating Mandrake.
For Quicken, check out Crossover Office. It (reportedly) allows you to use up to Quicken 98, with the added bonus of Office 2000 as well (if that can be construed as a bonus). I plan on picking it up as soon as I have 9.0 installed, it's gotten very good reviews. Incidentally, have you found that Quicken works well under Wine by itself? On Friday 27 September 2002 14:03, et wrote: On Friday 27 September 2002 12:55 pm, you wrote: I am running Mandrake 7.2, but would like to upgrade to 8.2, which I presume should be better. However when I tried to do an upgrade, I lost all my Wine settings. I need to run Wine, so I can use a couple of Windows applications, which do not appear to yet have Linux equivalents. They are Quicken and Agent. ohh please, pan wipes agent out the door, just get the latest version, and don't get 8.2, get 9.0, and Gnucash may not be better than Quicken, but no reason not to think it is just as good for almost every usage. Heck the Apps I don't see for linux are the US income tax prep and send and you can use the online html versions of those It appears that Wine now stores its config files in a different location and uses a different syntax. Is this correct, or can I still use my old configure file. I also lost read/write access to my windows partition except when logged on as root. There did not appear to be an easy way of changing permissions, but perhaps I could not find it. I tried editing my fstab file but then go errors on boot up. Again can I preserve my present fstab file, or is there an easy way of giving users full access to my windows partition. keep (move) the current fstab as fstab-old so you can look back and see the changes and edit the new file the way you want, I like to have only root able to write to the fat partition, it makes sure nothing from an e-mail ever gets to screw with the fat partition. use the superuser mode to write to fat, any one can read from it. just my way. I hope someone can find the time to answer these queries, or perhaps the only interest is in people using versions 8 onwards. Bernard Victor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Updating Mandrake 7.2 Java
Hi, There are some Java programs which I have that aren't compiling, using the current version of Java (1.1?) on Mandrake 7.2. I was thinking of trying 3 things to remedy the problem. But, to avoid more potential problems, I'm wondering if you can look over these 3 things and give some advice on them if any, 1). Do you think installing Java 2 over Mandrake's Java version, will present any problems on the system? 2). Do you think uninstalling Mandrake's Java is a viable solution? 3). Lastly, should I just install Java 2 as a /home/some_user instead of root and run java from that /home/some_user/java installation? Thanks in advance for your input! = Chantha K. __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Updating Mandrake v6.0 - 6.1 = HOW?
Ernest The version number is a way of identifying the distribution. As soon as I wrote/posted my6 inquire, I realized this. ;-) Sometimes it helps to write out my query for me to "reason" it out. If your kernel version is 2.2.13-7mdk 2.2.9-19mdk and there is a name (Helios) on the log in screen for the text mode, Hmm... I'll look to see what it does have there the next time I boot to Linux. Interesting that you didn't have any problems doing the upgrade that way. I've seen several posts indicating that this may lead to problems. Upgrade? I beileve what I did merely qualifies as an "update". ;-) And when it comes to me accomplishing the "outside the norm," that is of no surprise to anyone who knows me. ;-)
Re: [newbie] Updating Mandrake v6.0 - 6.1 = HOW?
The version number is a way of identifying the distribution. For example, Mandrake 6.0 has an older kernel, and older releases of some if not all the software included in that distribution, as compared to the Mandrake 6.1 It is just simpler to use a CD to upgrade the entire distribution in one process. If your kernel version is 2.2.13-7mdk and there is a name (Helios) on the log in screen for the text mode, then I'd guess you have the 6.1 version. Interesting that you didn't have any problems doing the upgrade that way. I've seen several posts indicating that this may lead to problems. Ernie On Thu, 28 Oct 1999,PC wrote: | Installing ALL the updates (available via any one of Mandrake's FTP *mirror* | sites) will update my system to Mandrake v6.1?? | | I had read (I cannot recall where, perhaps even on this mailing list, | perhaps a WWWeb page about Linux/SoundBlaster) that after upgrading to v6.1, | "sndconfig" installed their SoundBlaster 16 AWE32 just fine. So I installed | every update my friend put on my machine, and then "sndconfig" worked! ;-) | | So now I am left wondering... just how to I determine what constitutes Linux | Mandrake v6.1. | | Take Care
[newbie] Updating Mandrake v6.0 - 6.1 = HOW?
Installing ALL the updates (available via any one of Mandrake's FTP *mirror* sites) will update my system to Mandrake v6.1?? I had read (I cannot recall where, perhaps even on this mailing list, perhaps a WWWeb page about Linux/SoundBlaster) that after upgrading to v6.1, "sndconfig" installed their SoundBlaster 16 AWE32 just fine. So I installed every update my friend put on my machine, and then "sndconfig" worked! ;-) So now I am left wondering... just how to I determine what constitutes Linux Mandrake v6.1. Take Care
Re: [newbie] Updating Mandrake v6.0 - 6.1 = HOW?
PC wrote: Installing ALL the updates (available via any one of Mandrake's FTP *mirror* sites) will update my system to Mandrake v6.1?? I had read (I cannot recall where, perhaps even on this mailing list, perhaps a WWWeb page about Linux/SoundBlaster) that after upgrading to v6.1, "sndconfig" installed their SoundBlaster 16 AWE32 just fine. So I installed every update my friend put on my machine, and then "sndconfig" worked! ;-) So now I am left wondering... just how to I determine what constitutes Linux Mandrake v6.1. Take Care PCNo, you still have 6.0 but with all of the updates needed to make it as stable as possible. You can buy a GPL disc of Mandrake v6.1 from Linux Mall, Cheapbytes and several other places I don't remember right now for under $2 plus shipping. Or you can buy one of the more expensive commercial packages. Or you can download (install via ftp or download a iso image that can be burned onto a CD) the GPL of 6.1. Alan
