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On 10/14/00, 6:02:27 AM, Larry Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
regarding Re: [newbie] Opera Beta:
Is there anyone who's a Netscape fan (grin)? It still holds the title as
being the only application capable of crashing my Linux system and it
kills itself on a regular
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On 10/15/00, 10:18:39 AM, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re:
[newbie] Vacation - offtime:
It was Oct 15, 2000, 09:54, when Greg Stewart keyboarded:
Why come here? Aren't there better places to visit? :-)
--Greg
I'm invited for a wedding :)
Paul
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Knock on wood but I am not getting double messages from anyone!! Sure
hope this doesn't change now that I've said this giggle
Patti -- Registered Linux User #184611
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On 10/15/00, 10:59:59 AM, Larry Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
regarding Re: [newbie] Printing in KDE:
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On 9/30/00, 9:28:12 AM, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re:
[newbie] Kudzu:
Since I don't have a previous harddrake anymore (one is enough) I am not
sure if this works in every harddrake.
Went to my DrakConf icon and it is in Startup Services -- just make sure
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On 9/30/00, 8:43:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: [newbie]
who answers?:
Now if I knew more of the abbreviations like TIA -Gary-
TIA = Thanks In Advance :-)
Patti Registered Linux User 184611
My parents taught me at a young age that there are two subjects that are
not talked about -- Politics and Religion. :-)
Everyone keeps saying to drop the subject so PLEASE CAN WE NOW DROP IT?
TIA -- Patti -- Registered Linux User #184611
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On 9/30/00, 12:19:19 PM, "Austin L.
Okay I have been watching this thread and I just can't resist :-) Let's all
join forces (and I do believe that there is a sufficient number of us) and
everyone vote (write-in ballot) for the Gov of Minnesota -- Jesse "The
Body" Ventura giggle Trust me, no one thought he was going to win the
If I recall correctly when you install it says that it is NOT a good idea
to set the hard drive optimisation function. I do not know if you can
"undo" that or if you need to reinstall and not use that function.
I don't know if this helps but at least I answered giggle
Patti - Registered
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On 9/22/00, 2:22:21 PM, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding [newbie]
Help, Netscape 4.75 install problem:
Hi all,
I am running into strangeness here...
I want to install netscape 4.75. As per indication, I removed the old
netscape stuff (meaning the communicator
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On 9/23/00, 1:50:14 AM, Andrew W Rounds
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding [newbie] fetchmail +
wheelmouse:
I've just installed Mandrake 7.1 and am having a few teething problems
which I
hope someone can give me guidance on.
1. Fetchmail
I have setup fetchmail
Try http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/mountzip.html instead
of linuxnewgie -- typo I would guess
Patti -- Registered Linux User #184611
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On 9/23/00, 6:40:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: [newbie]
Iomega:
no such address denis???
In a message
Larry wrote ---
Did you have any problems with volumn on your SB Live card? I was
talking to a neophyte Linux buddy of mine yesterday and when we
installed 7.1 for him it recognized his SB Live card just fine. But
he reported to me yesterday that he has no control over volume and
that
Actually I use the gaim from http://marko.net/gaim and they have the
newest version out 0.10.1 and it is wonderful (imho) they also have it on
an RPM.
Keep smiling,
Patti -- Registered Linux User #184611
(G)AIM screenname -- Moonbrrz
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On 9/22/00, 4:25:05 AM, Mark Weaver
Vic -- I tend to agree with you that the hand-built seems to run better.
Ours are hand-built and perhaps that is one reason that I am not
experiencing the problems that others are :-)
And in answer to Mark's email earlier -- I didn't say that Netscape never
bombed out on me, just that it
Hi -- I used gFTP (Menu ---Networking --- File Transfer) and then went to
bookmarks ---Mandrake (this brings up gwyn.tux.org) and went to updates ---
7.1 RPMS and scrolled down and got the Netscape Common 4.75 Netscape
Communicator 4.75 and Netscape Navigator 4.75 and installed them
There is a 30 day evaluation program on VMWare in the LM 7.1 Deluxe
package -- I believe that it is disk #3 (but don't quote me giggle"
Patti
Registered Linux User #186411
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On 9/18/00, 7:55:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding [newbie]
vmware:
First off I would
Bring up Konsole -- type in "whereis java" (without the quotes) and it
will tell you where it is. Mine is at /usr/bin/java
Good luck,
Patti
Registered Linux User #184611
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On 9/15/00, 1:22:33 PM, "Robert \"JTBob\" Holland"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding [newbie] RPM
Ozz -- No need to hide your face :-) the first time I went into linuxapps
it took me forever to figure it out. In the box that explains the
application, etc look in the lower left corner...there is a little
picture of a house with an N after it...click that on. It is a redirect
to the
Thanks Larry -- I appreciate the info -- I apologize for giving the wrong
information.
Patti hanging her head in shame ;-)
Registered Linux user #184611
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On 9/15/00, 5:16:46 PM, Larry Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
regarding Re: [newbie] RPM destination:
Bring up
We have 2 Canon BJC-6000 and LM 7.1 automatically found it on setup. It
uses BJC-610 and up and postscript!! It works quite nicely I might add
:-)
Don't be TOO hard on Canon -- all three of our computers use some sort of
Canon printer (even an old BJC-620) ;-)
Patti
Registered Linux User
Thanks again.
Mark
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From: "Patti Wavinak" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] More C++ problems
Mark -- which distro are you using? Mandrake 7.1 Delux
I hate to disappoint you or maybe I am just lucky -- I have Star Office
5.2 in Linux with 2.2.16 kernel a PII 450 processor and 256M of memory. I
just timed how long it took to bring it up -- less than 3 seconds after I
clicked on the icon. I'll stick with Star Office but that's jmho. ;-)
: [newbie] More C++ problems:
That sounds like a good idea, I am using the Complete 7.1 installation.
So
what packages are on the applications CD? I know that Star Office is
there,
what else is on it?
Thanks again.
Mark
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From: "Patti Wavinak&qu
The way I did it was I went to my favorite ftp site -- Mandrake --- updates
--- 7.1--- and downloaded the kernel 2.2.16 and kernel-docs 2.2.16. I then
brought up the terminal and su'd into root and entered "rpm -ivh {the rpm name
complete}" enter (without the quotes). If you have an IDE hd it
We have identical motherboards and the mobo detects all of my ram -- go
figure ;-)
Patti
Registered Linux User 184611
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On 9/9/00, 7:55:45 PM, Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re:
[newbie] RAM Detection:
Hi Dennis,
I didn't have any trouble when I installed
Personally I would go with DSL if it is available in your area. My reason
for this is the main reason a person gets cable or DSL is because of the
fast connection and being on 24/7. The more subscribers on a cable line
the slower it will access (and download) depending on the amount of
This was a hot topic of conversation when I first joined the newbie list
:-) One of the best things that a new newbie giggle can do is go to the
archives and check and see if the problem you are having has been discussed
and probably solved.
With that said -- another excellent source of
I guess it's time for me to chirp in giggle. I use Star Office for
both mail and browser and have found it extremely useful...it is more
like a mini-operating system than a office suite. I need to use Netscape
for my work (and knock on wood haven't had too many problems with it)but
all in
Larry has a 3Com out of the box works great using 7.1 -- Same with Big
Bertha (our test box)and I have a Soho out of the box using 7.1DSL
and everything is wonderful for us :-)
Patti
Registered Linux User #184611
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On 9/7/00, 8:05:35 AM, "Kelly, Christopher" [EMAIL
I went to their homepage http://www.mandrakeforum.com and about ½ way
down on the right hand side is a heading that says forum and Join the
Forum Mailing list.
See ya there Paul giggle
Patti
Registered Linux User #184611
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On 9/7/00, 12:53:13 PM, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Roman -- What type of hard drive do you have? Is is IDE or SCSI? If it is
SCSI then you need to append additional information into Lilo or Grub and
you also have to make an initrd file for the new kernel. I just upgraded my
kernel to 2.2.16 -- the first time I did it I couldn't bring Linux up,
Robert -- If you are using Netscape (or as some affectionately call it
"Nutscrape" giggle) go to edit --- preferences appearance fonts.
You can then change the font face and/or the font size to what you would like.
I also check the "Use my default fonts, overriding"
Hope this
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Paul!! That was absolutely FANTASTIC.
Also, in reply to all the others in the Windoze vs Linux and tires and hardware
etc I just have to add my $1.00 (inflation you know) To all of you who say how
easy Windoze is and fast -- are you taking into account all the time it takes
for rebooting EVERY
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Hi Cindy -- When you go into the ftp site looking for updates make sure
that you go to the update folder in Mandrake 7.1 -- you will find the
Netscape 4.74 there (and yes, it does exist grin). I personally use
ftp://ftp.wtfo.com/pub/linux/mandrake -- but that is because I am on the
West Coast.
I got one of these at about the same time that you did Paul sigh
Paul wrote:
Huh?
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Exceptions confirm the rule
and ruin the budget.
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The GAIM that came with 7.1 does NOT work as it is not configured properly. Also,
I believe it is 0.9.19 and there is a newer version out on their website. Go to
http://www.marko.net/gaim. Click on their "Official FTP Site" and go to the
0.9.20 RPM -- download it and install it. It no longer
I personally cannot thank Tom enough for mentioning mandrakeuser.org (btw there is no
www first). It has a wealth of information in it. I plan on utilizing this resource so
frequently that I even filed it on my personal toolbar in Netscape so I wouldn't have
to hunt for it in my bookmarks. :-)
I
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that someone out there can help me with this problem.
I am a real newbie -- my first install of Linux was 2 weeks ago on July
8th and I love it!!!
Patti Wavinak
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