Re: [newbie] /usr/share/spec-helper/spec-helper

2000-06-21 Thread Rene de Kat
David, Install the spec-helper package. It is on the 1st mandrake cd. Rene - Original Message - From: David Talbot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 10:47 PM Subject: [newbie] /usr/share/spec-helper/spec-helper I've failed building a source rpm

[newbie] Monitor and VideoCard problem

2000-06-18 Thread Rene de Kat
Hiya, I have a problem with setting up my IIyama Visionmaster 350. I know it is supported in the Mandrake 7.1 distribution. When I select it during installation it keeps restoring the setting to Generic Monitor and in the XF86Config file the following is displayed: Section "Monitor"

Re: [newbie] Installing linux-ar-405.tar.gz

2000-06-18 Thread Rene de Kat
Hiya.. untar the file with tar xvfz linux-ar-405.tar.gz or use the Archiver under XWindows. change to the path where it is installed. With tar it installs it to a subdir in ur current dir. type ./INSTALL and the install will start. There is a default installation dir. U can change it but

Re: [newbie] why is this? - Swap under Windows StarOffice

2000-06-18 Thread Rene de Kat
I don't know the exact details of why linux is faster than windows, but what I do know is is that LinuX has one of the fastest TCP/ip connections there is. You can speed up your windows download speed by using Download accelerator. I use a cable modem and with DAC I get download speeds 4-5