New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings; Subject says first question. Gnome just doesn't cut it. Even system-config-services from an 'su -' screen login is only showing me user services. 2. I can't run yum cuz its already busy. What's with that? Thanks -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of lib

Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Antonio Olivares
--- On Sun, 11/23/08, Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde? > To: "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora." > > Dat

Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 05:45:31AM -0800, Antonio Olivares wrote: > --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >2. I can't run yum cuz its already busy. What's > >with that? > > as root su - > # rm /var/rum/yum.pid -f > > then yum will be free to run as you like. That's us

Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Antonio Olivares
--- On Sun, 11/23/08, Paul W. Frields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Paul W. Frields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde? > To: fedora-list@redhat.com > Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 6:02 AM > On Sun, Nov 2

Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 06:08:07AM -0800, Antonio Olivares wrote: > --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Paul W. Frields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > --- wrote: > > > > > > >2. I can't run yum cuz its already busy. What's with that? > > > >

Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 23 November 2008, Antonio Olivares wrote: >rm /var/rum/yum.pid -f ^n That fixed it, thanks. :) New toys installing now. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author)

Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 23 November 2008, Paul W. Frields wrote: >On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 05:45:31AM -0800, Antonio Olivares wrote: >> --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >2. I can't run yum cuz its already busy. What's >> >with that? >> >> as root su - >> # rm /var/rum/yum.pid -f >

Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 23 November 2008, Paul W. Frields wrote: >On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 06:08:07AM -0800, Antonio Olivares wrote: >> --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Paul W. Frields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > >> > > --- wrote: >> > > >2. I can't run yum

Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 13:33 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > Has this "PackageKit" now replaced yum in FU9, and if so, do its > abilities match or exceed that of yum/yumex with some of its plugins? PK is a cross-platform package management system that is meant to work with whatever your system uses (y

Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 01:33:47PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > I also note that during the install, I told it to do the network manually at > a > fixed address because I do everything here behind an x86 install of dd-wrt, > with host files for local dns, with gateway and resolv.conf pointed at

Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 23 November 2008, Paul W. Frields wrote: >On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 01:33:47PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: >> I also note that during the install, I told it to do the network manually >> at a fixed address because I do everything here behind an x86 install of >> dd-wrt, with host files for l

Re: New FU9 x86-32 install on spare box, how to switch to kde?

2008-11-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 23 November 2008, Paul W. Frields wrote: You might want to try removing your user configurations >(located in ~/.gconf/system/networking/connections, backing them up >first!), setting your system's /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-* >files to include 'NM_CONTROLLED=yes', and restart