Re: [newbie] Gnome vs. KDE

2003-07-20 Thread Brooks Family
I'm not real big on KDE either. I like Gnome because it seems to be very configurable and looks smoother than KDE. What do you mean by "Bloat"? JoeHill wrote: I personally *hate* KDE, but that's just me. Bloat (like Gnome) with incompatible themes (qt) and a more and more Windows-like interfac

[newbie] Gnome vs. KDE

2003-07-20 Thread Brooks Family
Hi all. I've got Mandrake 9.1 and I'm currently using Gnome2.2 for my desktop. However, I've noticed that there are a lot more things that seem to be written for KDE (themes, applications, etc.). What makes KDE so much more popular than Gnome? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeS

[newbie] Gnome Themes

2003-07-18 Thread Brooks Family
Does anyone know where I can get some themes for Gnome 2.2 that have transparent backgrounds in the windows? (i.e., when I open up, say, terminal, I can still see my desktop background behind the text) Thanks Jack Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrake

Re: [newbie] [OT] US propose jail for KaZaA users.

2003-07-18 Thread Brooks Family
It likely is true. I'm not in California, so I cannot say definitively. However, here is a website that will allow you to research Mr. Berman and any other politician you want to know about. http://opengov.media.mit.edu/DBD/CACHE//000/400/025/ Inhabitant of Zion wrote: Hi You guys shoul

Re: [newbie] urpmi update performed on Xine...

2003-07-17 Thread Brooks Family
I'm using 9.1, but I don't know about the cooker thing.  Actually, I just did a urpmi update and then did an install using the GUI in the Mandrake Control Center and it installed Xine, Mplayer, and Totem perfectly, and they all seem to run like a champ now.  *shrug*  I don't know how or why, bu

[newbie] urpmi mplayer error message on install

2003-07-16 Thread Brooks Family
I'm running Mandrake 9.1 and I ran the urpmi command for the mplayer. The computer went out and found all the necessary install packages and downloaded them, but when it tried to install them, it failed, showing these errors: Installation failed: file /usr/lib/win32/lhacm.acm from inst

[newbie] File fragmentation?

2003-07-10 Thread Brooks Family
How does linux handle file fragmentation and, thus, defragmentation? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Python 2.2

2003-07-09 Thread Brooks Family
ck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 22:26:38 -0500 Brooks Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: So, this brings up the next obvious question: why would I get a message saying that I need Python2.2 when I try to install pygtk2-1.99.16-1.i386.rpm? The .rpm y

Re: [newbie] Python 2.2

2003-07-09 Thread Brooks Family
ll as through the automatic function that starts up when I double-click on the icon. Thanks for your help! Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 12:04:49 -0500 Brooks Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: Ok. Now, I'm trying to install gDeskCal for my deskt

Re: [newbie] RealPlayer8 and RealPlayer9

2003-07-09 Thread Brooks Family
Nope.  I'm using Gnome2.2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: El mi? 09-07-2003 a las 02:13, Brooks Family escribió: Sorry. I'm using Mandrake 9.1 and I don't know what the firewall is named. It's the standard one that comes packed with Mandrake 9.1. Are you

[newbie] Python 2.2

2003-07-09 Thread Brooks Family
Ok. Now, I'm trying to install gDeskCal for my desktop (Gnome2.2) on Mandrake 9.1 and I can't do it because it says that I need pygtk2. So I found the rpm for pygtk2 but I can't install that because it says that I need python 2.2. This is the root of my problem: I can't find Python 2.2 ANYW

[newbie] .tgz and .bin files

2003-07-08 Thread Brooks Family
How do I use/access/unpack files in .tgz and .bin formats? I'm running mdk 9.1 and the error message I get is that there is no application to view files of this type. Jack Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Redhat png icons for openoffice

2003-07-07 Thread Brooks Family
Hi, I've got Mandrake 9.1, but I've seen Redhat's latest desktop and have noticed that it has different icons for open office than what comes with Mandrake. Does anyone know where I can download those png files because they are nicer and sharper-looking than the standard OpenOffice icons in Ma