Re: [newbie] Urpmi database locked

2003-12-11 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
Lee Wiggers wrote: I closed a shell in the middle of an urpmi update. (Don't ask) Now I get 'urpmi database locked' when I attempt to update. How do I get myself out of this one? Lee Want to buy your Pack or

Re: [newbie] Buying notebook: tough decision. Help.

2003-12-11 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
I was about to ask the same thing. I'm using a Dell 1100 el cheapo with great satisfaction with mdk 9.2 and win2k in VMware. Love it. Lee Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

[newbie] Konsole Logs? Is there another way to view the details of root sessions... and if so? Where are the elusive little buggers!

2003-12-11 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
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Re: [newbie] Re: Where's my mail?

2003-12-10 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
the two operating systems. So if you have a dual booting system you can share the same profile if needed. So it should work if the messages are actually there. Regards, Brandon Erik Bertelsen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] I'm baaaaaaacccckkkkk!

2003-12-06 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
Whoa... your doing homework... 'some' people are really anal about the reply-to settings. Deal, I look before I post so should you ;) If the guy says he can't do it, HE CAN'T DO IT stop harrasing the poor man. JoeHill wrote: On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 08:26:48 -0800 Eric Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[newbie] Resetting media sources to the original ISO's mdk9.2

2003-12-06 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
urpmi.removemedia -a However, now when I try to 'addmedia' it tells me that 'it cannot update medium 'whicheveroneIwastryingtoupdate' Regards, Brandon Erik Bertelsen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Resetting media sources to the original ISO's mdk9.2

2003-12-06 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
Worked like a charm thanks! Johan wrote: On Saturday 06 December 2003 21:43, Brandon Erik Bertelsen wrote: How would one go about setting up the urpmi sources as that of what was originally offered through the mandrake ISO's, you see, I'm having issues with the Easy URPM site, and of course

Re: [newbie] Missing Screensavers

2003-12-06 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
Patrick Coffey wrote: Hello, I just installed a fresh copy Mandrake 9.2 with KDE, when I go to Configure Desktop and go under screensavers there are none listed. I've installed just about every KDE rpm I could find and I couldn't find a solution that worked in the archives. Does anybody have

[newbie] Mandrake 9.2. Many proprietary apps gone...

2003-11-30 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
... and all applications that came with the disks... Thanks in advance, Brandon Erik Bertelsen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] How do I cause all activated hyperlinks to be opened with the same browser?

2003-11-24 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
in a manner that would be expectable? Thanks in advance, Brandon Erik Bertelsen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] using a shortcut to gain access to a PPOE connection to the internet

2003-11-23 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
know of a way to create a shortcut to a specific connection profile on the desktop, without having to use root access and without loading the connection at boot. Regards and Thanks in advance, Brandon Erik Bertelsen www.Bertelsen.ca - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Distribution: Mandrake Linux 9.2 Dell

Re: [newbie] Connecting From 9.2

2003-11-23 Thread Brandon Erik Bertelsen
choice is to open the Mandrake Control Center select Networking and click on the connect/disconnect button. There just has to be an easier way. Thanks again for the help. LTR }}:{( [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sunday 23 November 2003 11:05 am, Brandon Erik Bertelsen wrote