Re: [newbie] real newbie

2004-10-25 Thread Ian
On Monday 25 Oct 2004 10:23, et wrote: > On Sunday 24 October 2004 23:44, mike wrote: > > Steve Chase wrote: > > > first attempt at linux here, have 10.0 amd64 up and running,have rpms > > > for video and motherboard on a cd but can not fiigure out how to > > > install them, even have some rpms (bi

Re: [newbie] real newbie

2004-10-25 Thread et
On Sunday 24 October 2004 23:44, mike wrote: > Steve Chase wrote: > > first attempt at linux here, have 10.0 amd64 up and running,have rpms > > for video and motherboard on a cd but can not fiigure out how to install > > them, even have some rpms (bittorrent) on my desktop but cant figure out > > t

Re: [newbie] real newbie

2004-10-25 Thread et
On Sunday 24 October 2004 23:44, mike wrote: > Steve Chase wrote: > > first attempt at linux here, have 10.0 amd64 up and running,have rpms > > for video and motherboard on a cd but can not fiigure out how to install > > them, even have some rpms (bittorrent) on my desktop but cant figure out > > t

Re: [newbie] real newbie

2004-10-24 Thread mike
Steve Chase wrote: > first attempt at linux here, have 10.0 amd64 up and running,have rpms > for video and motherboard on a cd but can not fiigure out how to install > them, even have some rpms (bittorrent) on my desktop but cant figure out > the basics. > amd 3000+ > asus k8n-e deluxe (onboard l

[newbie] real newbie

2004-10-24 Thread Steve Chase
first attempt at linux here, have 10.0 amd64 up and running,have rpms for video and motherboard on a cd but can not fiigure out how to install them, even have some rpms (bittorrent) on my desktop but cant figure out the basics. amd 3000+ asus k8n-e deluxe (onboard lan not recognized) msi geforce

Re: [newbie] Real newbie stuff

2004-08-25 Thread Chris
On Wednesday 25 August 2004 09:30 am, Peter Davis wrote: > 1) Is there a way to get the KDE terminal icon to bring up a terminal > with tcsh instead of bash? Not sure if this is what you're looking for but I've changed my terminal from Konsole to Eterm by opening up KDE Control Center, Personali

Re: [newbie] Real newbie stuff

2004-08-25 Thread Peter Davis
On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 19:01, Derek Jennings wrote: > >From your Menu>System>Configuration>ConfigureYourComputer > > Otherwise known as Mandrake control Centre or 'mcc &' from a terminal. Aha! Thanks very much. > BTW: Could you read the page on mail list etiquette on the Wiki and then > remove

Re: [newbie] Real newbie stuff

2004-08-25 Thread Derek Jennings
On Wednesday 25 August 2004 23:48, Peter Davis wrote: > On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 11:08, Derek Jennings wrote: > > Welcome I hope you have fun with your new experience. > > Thanks! I'm having fun so far. > > > Pull up userdrake from the Mandrake ControlCentre>System to choose the > > login shell for

Re: [newbie] Real newbie stuff

2004-08-25 Thread Derek Jennings
On Wednesday 25 August 2004 15:30, Peter Davis wrote: > I just installed Mandrake 10.0 on my Dell XPS T500 last week. I've used > various flavors of *n*x in the past, but this is my first experience > with Linux. So far, I'm very pleased, but I have a few questions. > > 1) Is there a way to get t

Re: [newbie] Real newbie stuff

2004-08-25 Thread PM
On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 17:30, Peter Davis wrote: > I just installed Mandrake 10.0 on my Dell XPS T500 last week. I've used > various flavors of *n*x in the past, but this is my first experience > with Linux. So far, I'm very pleased, but I have a few questions. > > 1) Is there a way to get the

Re: [newbie] Real newbie stuff

2004-08-25 Thread Thereidos
W liście z śro, 25-08-2004, godz. 16:30, Peter Davis pisze: > I just installed Mandrake 10.0 on my Dell XPS T500 last week. I've used > various flavors of *n*x in the past, but this is my first experience > with Linux. So far, I'm very pleased, but I have a few questions. Then welcome to Linu

[newbie] Real newbie stuff

2004-08-25 Thread Peter Davis
I just installed Mandrake 10.0 on my Dell XPS T500 last week. I've used various flavors of *n*x in the past, but this is my first experience with Linux. So far, I'm very pleased, but I have a few questions. 1) Is there a way to get the KDE terminal icon to bring up a terminal with tcsh instea

Re: [newbie] Real Newbie question

2004-03-05 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 05 March 2004 15:44, Adrian Earnshaw wrote: > Well I've sort of answered my own question, Nice feeling, isn't it? Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-

RE: [newbie] Real Newbie question

2004-03-05 Thread Adrian Earnshaw
Well I've sort of answered my own question, as I looked at the what packages were preinstalled and noticed that the libraries needed to install some of the software were not installed themselves. So used Mandrakes RPM to install the missing libraries and update Linux and voila all work. I think

Re: [newbie] Real Newbie question

2004-03-04 Thread aron Smith
On Thursday 04 March 2004 09:39 am, JoeHill wrote: > On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 09:20:06 + > > Derek Jennings disseminated the following: > > But I still would not advise a brand new newbie to mess with compiling > > Glib when there is a perfectly good RPM package. > > I'm just curious still about this

Re: [newbie] Real Newbie question

2004-03-04 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 09:20:06 + Derek Jennings disseminated the following: > But I still would not advise a brand new newbie to mess with compiling Glib > when there is a perfectly good RPM package. I'm just curious still about this glib package from a magazine CD. There should be warnings al

Re: [newbie] Real Newbie question

2004-03-04 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 04 Mar 2004 01:13, JoeHill wrote: > On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 00:08:02 + > > Derek Jennings disseminated the following: > > Erm the lines " I am extremely new to Linux" and > > "have tried to install GLib" ring alarm bells in my head. > > > > The Glib library is one of the most fundamental

Re: [newbie] Real Newbie question

2004-03-03 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 00:08:02 + Derek Jennings disseminated the following: > Erm the lines " I am extremely new to Linux" and > "have tried to install GLib" ring alarm bells in my head. > > The Glib library is one of the most fundamental libraries on your system. If > you mess with it you are

Re: [newbie] Real Newbie question

2004-03-03 Thread Derek Jennings
On Wednesday 03 Mar 2004 23:45, JoeHill wrote: > On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 23:20:12 - > > Adrian Earnshaw disseminated the following: > > I am extremely new to Linux and have tried to install GLib. I have > > followed the instructions in the install file but when I try to > > ./configure any programs

Re: [newbie] Real Newbie question

2004-03-03 Thread JoeHill
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 23:20:12 - Adrian Earnshaw disseminated the following: > I am extremely new to Linux and have tried to install GLib. I have > followed the instructions in the install file but when I try to > ./configure any programs that need GLib it tells me it's not installed > properly o

[newbie] Real Newbie question

2004-03-03 Thread Adrian Earnshaw
Title: Message I am extremely new to Linux and have tried to install GLib. I have followed the instructions in the install file but when I try to ./configure any programs that need GLib it tells me it's not installed properly or it's the wrong version. The GLib is from this months Linux Form

RE: [newbie] Real Newbie security questions

2002-10-17 Thread Richard Urwin
> Richard, I don't use a dial up setup but did have fierewall issues > initally with 9.0. Thanks for your reply, when I get back to the machine I'll give your suggestion a try. You seem to be on an ethernet feed from a cable modem? I have an (unconnected) ethernet NIC in the machine. If this wa

Re: [newbie] Real Newbie security questions

2002-10-17 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Thursday October 17 2002 03:46 am, Richard Urwin wrote: > Hi, > > OK, I'm a newbie at MDK 9.0 i586 of 5 hours standing. > > I installed at the "higher" security setting. It's a good idea, specially with a new install (or upgrade) to set the minimum security level. Then move up later if a

Re: [newbie] Real Newbie security questions

2002-10-17 Thread mike
Richard, I don't use a dial up setup but did have fierewall issues initally with 9.0. I uninstalled all the stock firewall tools, shorewall, and didn't use the control center "drake" tools either. instead, I downloaded firestarter and use it. it is very easy for a newbie, and actually works. it

[newbie] Real Newbie quiestion regarding installation

1999-09-02 Thread Simon Norris
(BTW, thanks for all the answers regarding pronunciation, I think I'll call it 'Fish') I am trying to install V6.0 of Mandrake Linux, and have hit a problem. I go through the install, and it works fine, I can select all the packages, etc. I wait half an hour for it to install, and get to the boot