cant find a minimized window on the task bar on mandriva KDE desktop

salomeq · 08-27-2010, 03:27 PM

i clicked on the right mouse button on the task bar and then clicked on something and and now when i minimize a window, it doesnt appear on the task bar anymore, how should i fix it?

and also when i try to unrar rar. files it says ¨aria 2 failed: exited with 2¨, how am i supposed to unrar my files? though some of them did get extracted and some didnt.

P.S iḿ new to linux and not very good at computers so...

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 08-27-2010, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by salomeq

i clicked on the right mouse button on the task bar and then clicked on something and and now when i minimize a window, it doesnt appear on the task bar anymore, how should i fix it?

You need to add the Task Manager. Right click your taskbar and make sure you have your widgets unlocked. Select add widget to bring up your widget list.

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and also when i try to unrar rar. files it says ¨aria 2 failed: exited with 2¨, how am i supposed to unrar my files? though some of them did get extracted and some didnt.

I used to get this problem with rar files created with winrar. You can install winrar using wine. Wine is available for install via the add/remove section of your Mandriva control centre.

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P.S iḿ new to linux and not very good at computers so...

We all have to start somewhere

If you need any further instructions, just ask..

salomeq · 08-28-2010, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by {BBI}Nexus{BBI}

You need to add the Task Manager. Right click your taskbar and make sure you have your widgets unlocked. Select add widget to bring up your widget list.

I used to get this problem with rar files created with winrar. You can install winrar using wine. Wine is available for install via the add/remove section of your Mandriva control centre.

We all have to start somewhere

If you need any further instructions, just ask..

i downloaded wine but it doesnt install... it says ¨ürmpi database is locked, process 11984 is using it (usr/bin/perl/usr/sbin/gurpmi2/home/salo/dessktop/downloads/wine-1.2-1mdv2010.1.i586.rpm)" (salo is the name of the computer)

mecelec415 · 08-28-2010, 05:56 AM

to unrar have unrar installed of coarse. ive noticed ark doesn't all ways work for me on some rar files
cd to them in konsole and try
unrar e whateveritscalled.rar
paste in password enter

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 08-28-2010, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by salomeq

i downloaded wine but it doesnt install... it says ¨ürmpi database is locked, process 11984 is using it (usr/bin/perl/usr/sbin/gurpmi2/home/salo/dessktop/downloads/wine-1.2-1mdv2010.1.i586.rpm)" (salo is the name of the computer)

There's no need to download wine separately. Use the provided package manager until you are more familiar with how GNU/Linux works. Do: alt & F2, type: mcc press enter, input your root password then click ok. Select Install & Remove Software type wine in the search box.