[newbie] Mandrake 8.0 announcement where?

When Mandrake 8.0 finally comes out, will it be announced on this newslist? Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] Tape backup

, if this is an issue then there is a cool utility called SCU which allows you to send SCSI commands to devices via shell or script file. Are there any similar software apps for ATAPI tape drives? My drive is an ATAPI one not a SCSI. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] Tape backup

Really? I ask because the website for Arkeia says that the requirement is that you have a SCSI tapedrive. Does this mean it could work with my ATAPI drive? Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: David E. Fox [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] hostname changed, some processes don't know yet

127.0.0.1 whateveryouwant or do you need 2 names here? Also what do you mean by "loopback"? . Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Michael D. Viron [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 11:21 PM

[newbie] upgrading wine 386 rpm

The wine that came with my Mandrake distribution is version 0.6 something. The codeweaver site has a version of wine that is 1.0 but it's rpm is a 386. Does that matter much or can I install that rpm into my Mandrake 7.2 installation (which I understand is configured for 586)? Thanks. Jeff

Re: [newbie] upgrading wine 386 rpm

Thank you Civileme Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Civileme [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] upgrading wine 386 rpm On Saturday 14 April 2001 12:17, you wrote

[newbie] Word attachments in emails

I sometimes get attachments of documents in MS Word format. What do I have to do to make such attachments open up in Linux in a form I can see them? I am using Mandrake 7.2 and also have WP for Linux free edition installed. Thank you. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

[newbie] xinetd failed on shutdown

ct this? What rpm from the original CDs should I re-install to restore things so xinetd would not fail on shutdown? Thank you. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] Resumable downloads

Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Resumable downloads Jeff Malka wrote: Would it allow you to drag several files over

[newbie] Where to dl latest kde for Mandrake 7.2

that would not mess up my mdk 7.2 installation? Thanks Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] kpackage in KDE 2.1

I too need to upgrade my LM 7.2 to kde 2.1 Where did you find the proper packages, and what are they. Do you have any tips of things to avoid, etc.? Thanks. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: msoltys [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] kpackage in KDE 2.1

the ftp for download for Mandrake. Good Luck. Now you got me worried. Why did you have to add "good luck"? :-) Thanks. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Myers, Dennis R NWO [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Se

Re: [newbie] kpackage in KDE 2.1

Thank you. I went to the message and it starts off with the words: "Just remember that koffice will not be available. " Is that the case? Will the koffice I installed with the base mandrake 7.2 no be available if I upgrade to kde 2.1? Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux us

[newbie] cups only sees installed printer if I am online!

I check that? More important how do I get cups to see my printer without needing to be online all the time? This is extremely frustrating and numerous prior messages have not produced results that would get printing working for me in Mandrake 7.2. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux

[newbie] New monitor setup on Linux

display settings correctly. Could someone tell me the exact steps to go through? I am running Mandrake 7.1 and KDE Thanks. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] My gimp is stuck on print to file

How do I find out if my printer is installed? I would like to try that first grin (scared) Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 6:59 AM Subject: Re

[newbie] My gimp is stuck on print to file

have a real printer installed? How do I check these out. I also do not seem to have a printer icon on my KDE desktop. Any help appreciated. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] Upgrading 7.1 to 7.2

to at least kde2.0.1 or something like that. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Upgrading 7.1 to 7.2 The general opinion I have heard here

Re: [newbie] Linux v Windows

he drivers are written correctly and will work. Actually, it does not matter how it happens, - but it does matter that it happens. At present it is not happening "enough". Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] Linux v Windows

You are dead on correct. The situation is precisely as you describe even though enthousiasts insis on deluding themselves.. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: David Grubb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December

Re: [newbie] Linux v Windows

I happen to agree with David 100%. I too am a computer enthusiast and have a few computers at home but only one runs linux, my wife's and daughter's run Win98 and I have them running trouble free and many times for weeks at a time without a problem. I see nothing evil about M$, free

Re: [newbie] Webmin.....

For webmin in 7.2 you need to enter: https://webmin:1. Note that it is https (s for secure) Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Fred Klaus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 12:51 PM Subject

[newbie] Anyone using Midnight Commander?

you to quickly get to the file you are searching for. I cannot seem to find this feature in mc. Does it exist? How? Thanks. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] No NUMBER lock? Solved

re? Thanks. Tom Brinkman wrote: [snip] I gave my 7.1 CD's away, so I'm not sure, but I believe you'll find a 'numlockrpm' on 7.1 CD's or from a 7.1 mirror. The one I'm currently using is 'numlock-1.0-10mdk' -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay -

Re: [newbie] Knotes and Mandrake 7.2

Don't know. I assumed there was one. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: philomena [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Knotes and Mandrake 7.2 Sure, but how to you

Re: [newbie] No NUMBER lock?

I have 'numlock-1.0-10mdk' which came with my Mandrake 7.2. It does not work on my Mandrake 7.2 installation in kde. I also installed the numlock from the 7.2 set of CDs and it made no difference. Numlock did work in 7.1 Something in 7.2 seems to have broken it. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED

[newbie] Knotes and Mandrake 7.2

Has anyone succeeded in getting knotes to start in the new Mandrake 7.2 without the screen going black until one quits knotes? Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] Aurora

Marcia You first :-) Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 7:42 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Aurora Alan Shoemaker wrote: [snip][snip] That's

Re: [newbie] Aurora

Now that's really all there is. ;-) -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] Aurora OOPS

image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hdb6 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append=" hdd=ide-scsi" vga=788= change it here read-only -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] Aurora

Please answer to the list. I am in the identical position. Aurora installed but not in options list. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Marcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 1:36 PM Subject

[newbie] aurora

Aurora was automatically installed in my Mandrake 7.2 install. But I cannot figure out how to get it to take effect during boot up. What precisely shopuld I do? I read the readme file but still cannot figure out what to do. Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User

Re: [newbie] aurora

7.2 install. But I cannot figure out how to get it to take effect during boot up. What precisely shopuld I do? I read the readme file but still cannot figure out what to do. Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854 -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [newbie] XScreenSaver

Mandrake 7.2 KDE are lame. How do I get xscreensaver to load as my default screen saver? I have looked at the FAQ for XScreensaver and they don't seam to apply to Mandrake 7.2. Thank You, -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] SOLVED cut and paste with mouse

dle button no longer causes a paste action. Does anyone know where the controls for this are? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] 7.2 again

a new autostart folder in a different location! -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] XScreenSaver

. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] XScreenSaver

They did take it out of the kde- control setup-screensaver. You have to start it independantly by typing xscreensaver or xscreensaver -demo Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - are u seious they took xscreensaver out of their linux. oh oh

[newbie] Tape backup questions

than tar for tape backups. Is that true? 4) Is there a gui interface for using cpio under kde 2 (Mandrake 7.2) Thank you. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

[newbie] cut and paste with mouse

Normally when you block a text area and then click with the middle button elsewhere that causes the text to be pasted. Since I re-installed Mandrake 7.2, the middle button no longer causes a paste action. Does anyone know where the controls for this are? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL

[newbie] printing in 7.2 too light

Printing on my HP III in Mandrake 7.2 comes out very faint on the paper. How can I adjust this? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Registered Linux user 183185

[newbie] XFCE not included in Mandrake 7.2?

After upgrading from Mandrake 7.1 to 7.2 I discovered that XFCE is no longer one of the default choices on graphic login. Anyone know if it has been dropped? If not, how does one add it to the option list? Thanks. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

[newbie] Open GL included in Mandrake 7.2?

Is Open GL or Mesa GL included in Mandrake 7.2? I have some apps that need it that worked in Mandrake 7.1 but not in 7.2 and someone suggested that GL may not be installed. How do I find out? Thanks. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

[newbie] 7.2 Power Pack

Is there a listing somewhere of the apps in the Mandrake 7.2 PowerPack additional CDs? Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] 7.2 Power Pack

s) and did a "fresh" install. I am reverting to 7.1 till they figure out all the bugs. Incidentally both the "recommended" and the "custom" installs did not ask for the additional CDs like the 7.1 install did. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 1

Re: [newbie] backup to tape

/dev/ht0 -X skipfile / In skipfile (which is a name you choose) you write the directories you don't want backed up. E.g., I put /home/paul/.netscape/cache in there, since I don't feel that is so important to back up. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] space requirements

and /opt partitions? -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] Lost my panel config

I was working in linux as a user, when I hit Ctrl-Alt-Del (do not ask why!) and my kde panel reverted to its original (uncustomized) form losing all the icons etc I had added to it. Is there a way to recuperate from this and restore the old panel? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [newbie] 7.2 Impressions

alm down I will probably go to Mandrake 7.2 for the new kde features. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] IMwheel problems continue

I jumped the gun, I tried one last time to see if I could get it to work and it works again. Dang it, at least I figured it out. -- Eddie Torres Not sure you did figure it out :-). Do you know what went wrong? Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original

[newbie] How to move a linux partition?

d it using Partition Magic, from within NT, will I still be able to boot into linux and will the partition move mess up things in linux? Still learning. Thanks -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] Dupes

Everything I send to this newslist (using kmail on Mandrake 7.1-kde) appears twice. Could it be something onh my end? -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] webmin usage

Webmin came installed on my Mandrake 7.1 installation. However I am having trouble finding out how to start or use it. The /usr/doc/webmin/ does not help and there is no man page. and no howto How does one start it? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] Dupes

Do not do that. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Larry Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Dupes Everything I send

[newbie] hostname problems

one wrong and how do I fix this. Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] printing from kedit

do I need to change it to print in say fontsize 8? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] xscreensaver stopped working in xfce

g incident mentioned above. Thanks. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: Re[2]: [newbie] What's everybody's favorite email package?

and running. Isn't there a way to configure either kmail or exmh to use a differenlt names mail directory? -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] docs for blackbox?

. Thank you. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] Which xfce version to download?

sion 3.3.2! Is there a xfce rpm version 3.5.2 that Mandrake puts out? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] confusing logitech wheel mouse

need to put imwheel -k in your root (the su) bash_logout file. That causes it to kill its own imwheel.pid when it exits and thus allows the user to create another one that the user owns and works for him. I hope this helps. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] xfce question

not to me. Help! Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] MS optical mouse works better in Linux than in NT!

The scroll wheel works everywhere for me in linux. But I do use imwheel -k and it is attached as a PS/2. As for the 2 additional buttons it should be a matter of finding out what keypresses they send out and entering them in a keybinding somewhere (Netscape, Opera, etc.). Jeff Malka [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] kde menus

__ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] icon choices in kmenuedit

from. Is there a way? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] daemontools, qmail-utils and mesa

In trying to install the rpm of qmail I get an error message that says the install needs "daemontools" and "qmail-utils". Similarly in installing ssystem I ghet an error message saying that it needs "mesa". What are these? -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] MS optical mouse works better in Linux than in NT!

s (forward and back on the web) also work in linux? I have not yet tried them as I hurried to share this with the group. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] Linux version of Arachnophilia?

mer I have not yet found it. Bluefish fires up Netscape which takes time to appear . Glimmer, I do not know. I'll look into AsWedit which I did not know of. Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854 On Sat, 14 Oct 2000, you wrote: If you want bells and whistles and an

Re: [newbie] writing to a vfat partition?

OK Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] Opera Beta

Nutscape? Cheers --- Larry I think most of the "true" linux experts use the text browsers which coming from the gui world I find inadequate. I tried linux opera. It is very fast and looks terrific but still has problems. So I will wait for later versions. Jeff -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] earth.jpg IGNORE

Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] Mandrake support

I solved the problem and it was no bug. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Bob Abbott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake support - Original Message - From:

Re: [newbie] Mandrake supportI

. That is great news. In the meanwhile thank God for this forum. BTW, have you ever tried to get "support" from Microsoft on a Windoze problem? Wait a minute. This is Linux. We are not trying to emulate MS! :-)) Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

[newbie] Kmail configuration

Is there a way to configure kmail in such a way that the "To" listing shows in addition to From, Subject, and date? Thanks Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

[newbie] writing to a vfat partition?

are not fat32. Can I or cn I not save files to these partitions from linux? As I live more and more in linus it becomes important not only to access my data files from the fat p;artitions but also to save changes made back to those fat partitions. Safe or no? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [newbie] writing to a vfat partition?

rian Smith 'de telepone dude Telecom Dept. x 7042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5:46:45 PM 10/13/00 It was my understanding that even though Linux could be setup to read and copy files from fat (dos) partitions by mounting them, it was not wise to write back to these fat

[newbie] rc file for windowmaker?

I cannot seem to find an "rc" (configuration) file for windowmaker (similar to .kderc) . Anyone know where it is and what it is called in Mandrake 7.1? The only file I can find that could be it is .wmrc which only contains one line "kde" which makes me think that is not

Re: [newbie] wp8

StarOffice (SO) in my LM 7.1. But my SO was running slow (but not too slow). So, I want to change SO to WP8. Anyone here using WP8 ? If yes, please share me about your experience, and then, is WP8 freeware program ? Thanks for your help. -Pungki -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux

[newbie] slow internet connection

up. Are there tools to use that would allow me to see why that might be so? Thanks. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

[newbie] localhost.localdomain

depend on it somehow. Is that concern realistic? Does the new name have to be something with 2 words separated by a dot or can it be just onw word? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] Release date for 7.2

Thank you. Your comments are taken to heart and appreciated. . Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Larry Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Release date for 7.2

Re: [newbie] Release date for 7.2

s are non functional and essentially I find it non usable at present. A newbie's $0.02 Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Larry Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [newbie]

Re: [newbie] Release date for 7.2

ing to get on line. When I went online, these errors dissappeared and I was then able to change the default homepage so I can start it up without being online. Still got some bugs though. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Larry Marsh

Re: [newbie] Release date for 7.2

Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Larry Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 8:45 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Release date for 7.2 Funny you mentioned Opera. I installed its rpm

Re: [newbie] Release date for 7.2

I'm happy too. I am just looking for an easy way to get KDE 2 and both the new browser and the new suite of apps. I want to be "happier still". :-)) Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [newbie] How do I find which version of xfree86 do I have?

Any info as to when 7.2 (not the beta) may become available? Or is 7.2 by definition a beta and we neet to wait for 7.3 for a stable version? Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Ronald J. Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [newbie] kwintv

This is a stupid question on my part, but do you also need a special card to get TV in Linux or is the software enough? Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 6:15 AM

[newbie] How do I find which version of xfree86 do I have?

I am running Mandrake 7.1 and would like to install something (True Type Font support) that requires "xfree86 4". How do I find out if I have xfree86 4 ? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] installing a tar.gz app?

I downloaded an app (solar system) in the form of .tar.gz What do I have to do to install such an app? I only have installed rpm apps so far :-( -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] installing a tar.gz app?

Thank you Paul and Philomena Jeff On Sat, 07 Oct 2000, you wrote: It was Oct 7, 2000, 13:38, when Jeff Malka keyboarded: I downloaded an app (solar system) in the form of .tar.gz What do I have to do to install such an app? I only have installed rpm apps so far :-( Hi Jeff

Re: [newbie] installing a tar.gz app?

Thank you very much Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Anthony [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2000 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] installing a "tar.gz" app? If at all possible, get an R

[newbie] booting screen display to printer?

? It would help understand all that is happening as Linux boots up, and what is included and what is not. Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

Re: [newbie] How do I find which version of xfree86 do I have?

to someone to copy mdk, so I can't check). the 4.0 install is on the 7.1 cd but you would know if you installed it because it is only available for the expert mode of install. however not all graphics cards are currently supported by 4.0, atleast the version on the 7.1cd -- Jeff Malka

[newbie] Table of window managers

are described in many places but such a summary table would be of great help to newbies if it existed somewhere. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] Linux knowledge base

The mandrake sites are great, but there is a lot more information than what they cover and most of it is not even in books. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Ronald J. Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday

[newbie] Anyone using windowmaker environment?

he .kdelnk files in windowmaker? Would love to get a helping hand here. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

[newbie] Use of ampersand in .rc files

In using a command like xsetroot in a .xinitrc or .bash_profile, etc, does one need to end the command line with a or not? Actual command is xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr -fg cyan -bg black Confused. Thanks. (Do not answer "Dear confused"):-)) Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] positioning an app in KDE desktop

the miniutarize/maximize/close buttons. Can that be done? Also is there a more effective way to start it (rc file somewhere) rather than in the autostart folder and is it advantageous to do so? Great clock/calendar by the way. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] boot and rescue diskettes

What is the difference between the boot diskette and the rescue diskettes. Are they similar? How do you create the rescue one? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854

[newbie] Re: changing cursor shapes in X

nothing happens and the cursor is not changed into a cyan arrow. Any one know how to make it permanent other than adding it to the autostart folder? Thanks Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Linux Newbie

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