Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread Merlin Zener
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 17:35, ed tharp wrote: On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 04:21, Merlin Zener wrote: On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:22, Greg Meyer wrote: On Wednesday 08 October 2003 06:41 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but There is

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread John Richard Smith
Merlin Zener wrote: On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 17:35, ed tharp wrote: On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 04:21, Merlin Zener wrote: On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:22, Greg Meyer wrote: On Wednesday 08 October 2003 06:41 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread Derek Jennings
On Saturday 11 Oct 2003 10:23 am, Merlin Zener wrote: SNIP Thanks again for the information, Derek. it brings up a couple of interesting points: first, I only have two CDs; I got them with APC magazine in Australia. Anyway, you're right I looked in Konquerer and dia-0.90 *is* on CD2 - so

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread C. Tresenriter
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:00:11 +0100 DJ wrote: IF I can jump in here I'm trying to add my CDROMs (powerpack 9.1) to the software sources |To do that from Mandrake Control CentreSoftwareSoftware Source |Manager select all the entries for your CDs and delete them. Close the |GUI | |Insert CD1

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Saturday 11 October 2003 16:47, C. Tresenriter wrote: On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:00:11 +0100 DJ wrote: IF I can jump in here I'm trying to add my CDROMs (powerpack 9.1) to the software sources |To do that from Mandrake Control CentreSoftwareSoftware Source |Manager select all the

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-11 Thread C. Tresenriter
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 17:14:47 +0200 HJB wrote: |You have to specify the RPMSx directory (where x is the number i.e. |removable://mnt/mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMSx with ../synthesishdlist.cz | |good luck, |HarM Ahhh... Thanks HarM! good to know. curt Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread Merlin Zener
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 06:32, julian wrote: [...snip] thanks for the explanations, Julian. picking up the process where the trouble starts: ./configure (this prepares for the actual build. It may fail if you don't have the particular software development packages that it needs

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread stormjumper
- Original Message - From: Merlin Zener [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 06:32, julian wrote: [...snip] thanks for the explanations, Julian. picking up the process where the trouble starts: ./configure

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread Merlin Zener
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 06:35, Derek Jennings wrote: [...snip] Merlin If you want to install dia just Open your Mandrake Control CentreSoftwareManagementSoftware Install and type dia in the search box . You will find it is already on your CDs Hi Derek, thanks for your reply.

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread Merlin Zener
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:22, Greg Meyer wrote: On Wednesday 08 October 2003 06:41 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but There is a prebuilt package for dia in the Mandrake distribution. Just use rpmdrake or urpmi from the command

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 10 Oct 2003 9:12 am, Merlin Zener wrote: On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 06:35, Derek Jennings wrote: [...snip] Merlin If you want to install dia just Open your Mandrake Control CentreSoftwareManagementSoftware Install and type dia in the search box . You will find it is already

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-10 Thread ed tharp
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 04:21, Merlin Zener wrote: On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:22, Greg Meyer wrote: On Wednesday 08 October 2003 06:41 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but There is a prebuilt package for dia in the Mandrake

[newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Merlin Zener
Hi, I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but just right now I can't seem to find it. Not looking in the right help file or man page, I guess. I did google on install and install problems and such, came across a couple of pages but nothing that actually explain what

[newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Merlin Zener
Hi, I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but just right now I can't seem to find it. Not looking in the right nelp file or man page, I guess. I did google on install and install problems and such, came across a couple of pages but nothing that actually explain what

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Merlin Zener
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 05:41, Merlin Zener wrote: Hi, [...snip] sorry about the duplicate. I had the half-finished version in the outbox, edited it then sent it, but then it seems it [Evolution] didn't delete the original version... ??? It's been that kind of day... -- Merlin Zener Piano,

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread julian
On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 23:37, Merlin Zener wrote: Hi, I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but just right now I can't seem to find it. Not looking in the right help file or man page, I guess. I did google on install and install problems and such, came across a

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Derek Jennings
On Wednesday 08 Oct 2003 11:37 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: Hi, I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but just right now I can't seem to find it. Not looking in the right help file or man page, I guess. I did google on install and install problems and such, came

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Roel
Hallo Merlin On 9 Oct 2003 05:37:44 (my local time 00:37:44), Merlin Zener wrote: MZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] dia-0.91]# whereami MZ bash: whereami: command not found This should be 'whoami' MZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] merlin]# cron MZ bash: cron: command not found This should be 'crontab' MZ [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] newbie trouble with installing a program

2003-10-08 Thread Greg Meyer
On Wednesday 08 October 2003 06:41 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: I'm guessing I'm probably missing something obvious and basic here, but There is a prebuilt package for dia in the Mandrake distribution. Just use rpmdrake or urpmi from the command line to install it. # urpmi dia installing

[newbie] Newbie trouble

2000-03-07 Thread
Greetings from Greece. I am really new to Linux . Imagine that I have just completed the Mandrake instalation . Well , you are going to laugh with my problem but maybe can also help(?) During the installation I chose no login or passwords and didn't add any users. It's just me at home!

Re: [newbie] Newbie trouble

2000-03-07 Thread Ronald J. Yacketta
at the lilo prompt type linux -S one you get a shell prompt should be # type passwd it will prompt you for a passwd, type in one you would like to use then retype it when it asks you to verify it. now when you can reboot and login as root with the password you entered above Ron Êùíóôáíôßíïò

Re: [newbie] Newbie trouble

2000-03-07 Thread Dave Casper
try root as the login ID --- Êùíóôáíôßíïò ÐáõëÜêïò [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings from Greece. I am really new to Linux . Imagine that I have just completed the Mandrake instalation . Well , you are going to laugh with my problem but maybe can also help(?) During the

Re: [newbie] Newbie trouble

2000-03-07 Thread twitch
Go here for your solution: http://www.mandrakeuser.org/admin/arecov.html#Password It even gives the commands you'll need to know for the VI editor, which can be quite troublesome for us newbies :) On Tue, 7 Mar 2000,

RE: [newbie] Newbie trouble

2000-03-07 Thread Tom Berger
On 07-Mar-2000 Êùíóôáíôßíïò ÐáõëÜêïò wrote: Greetings from Greece. I am really new to Linux . Imagine that I have just completed the Mandrake instalation . Well , you are going to laugh with my problem but maybe can also help(?) During the installation I chose no login or passwords