[newbie] Installing software problems

2003-01-19 Thread al-hassan jagne
How do I install a software on Mandrake 9? I am a brand new user and I cannot figure out how to install any software or programs. I have a cd with slackware and other programs that I cannot install into Linux. I am getting frustrated, but I dont want to give up, so someone help me. Thanks.

Re: [newbie] Installing software problems

2003-01-19 Thread Aaron Mehl
Do you have the installation discs from mandrake?? try the control center software manager. Or use urpmi and the name of the package. __ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*

Re: [newbie] Installing software problems

2003-01-19 Thread Adolfo Bello
On Sun, 2003-01-19 at 19:37, al-hassan jagne wrote: How do I install a software on Mandrake 9? I am a brand new user and I cannot figure out how to install any software or programs. I have a cd with slackware and other programs that I cannot install into Linux. I am getting frustrated, but

Re: [newbie] Installing software problems

2003-01-19 Thread robin
al-hassan jagne wrote: How do I install a software on Mandrake 9? I am a brand new user and I cannot figure out how to install any software or programs. I have a cd with slackware and other programs that I cannot install into Linux. I am getting frustrated, but I dont want to give up, so

Re: [newbie] Installing software problems

2003-01-19 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 10:37, al-hassan jagne wrote: How do I install a software on Mandrake 9? I am a brand new user and I cannot figure out how to install any software or programs. I have a cd with slackware and other programs that I cannot install into Linux. I am getting frustrated, but

[newbie] Installing software problems

2001-09-15 Thread Adam Cripps
Ok, this is my first installation from a tar.gz file, so it's all a bit complicated. I decided to take on a nice easy simple installation that would really help me - imwheel - which enables the wheel on your mouse. So, I managed to gzip and then tar, which created a directory. I cd'ed into

RE: [newbie] Installing software problems

2001-09-15 Thread FLYNN, Steve
, September 15, 2001 11:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[newbie] Installing software problems Ok, this is my first installation from a tar.gz file, so it's all a bit complicated. I decided to take on a nice easy simple installation

RE: [newbie] Installing software problems

2001-09-15 Thread FLYNN, Steve
] Installing software problems Erm, Steve Flynn's reply was correct although I felt perhaps a bit brief and lacking in detail in case others are wondering and not sure how to do it. Firstly you'll need to insert your cds, and mount your cdrom ('mount /mnt/cdrom

Re: [newbie] Installing software problems

2001-09-15 Thread David E. Fox
/home/adam/download/imwheel-1.0.0pre1 gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -g -02 -c jax.c In file included from jax.c:2: jax.h:22: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory jax.h:22: X11/Xutil.h: No such file or directory jax.h:22: X11/Xresource.h: No such file or directory It appears you

Re: [newbie] Installing software problems

2001-09-15 Thread bascule
if you highlight the text in konsole with a mouse and then middle(both click fro 2 button mice)click in your message the highlughted text should be pasted in, alternatively highlight and use ctrl-c and then click in your message and ctrl-v the former will often work where ctrl-etc doesn't, for

Re: [newbie] Installing software problems

2001-09-15 Thread bascule
that reads terribly, by 'both' and 'double' clicking i mean pressing both buttons of a 2 button mouse, at the same time, once bascule On Saturday 15 September 2001 7:38 pm, you wrote: if you highlight the text in konsole with a mouse and then middle(both click fro 2 button mice)click in your

RE: [newbie] Installing software problems

2001-09-15 Thread Marcin Jendrzejewski
Erm, Steve Flynn's reply was correct although I felt perhaps a bit brief and lacking in detail in case others are wondering and not sure how to do it. Firstly you'll need to insert your cds, and mount your cdrom ('mount /mnt/cdrom' probably -- you may need to be 'root' to do it.) Then