in the begining i hated the dependencies thing, now it's actually quite easy to install packages on mandrake. all you need to do is update your medium for rpmdrake with say the rpm directory on one of the mandrake mirror servers. boom now you wont get the unsatisfied so and so, on install it will get the dependencies itself. as for msn go with kmess, kopete, or gaim IMO
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The neat thing is that its all in front of you. If you know how to dig, you can fix everything!!!! No fear of incarceration just because you're looking at the source code. ;) |
For messenger, I use KMess.. Is anyone else around here use KMess? cauz I think i't really cool. When you close it, it goes to your system tray thing in KDE and stay there, just like MSN Messenger in Windows. You don't have to keep the window minimized all the time like in aMSN.
btw, GAIM is one of the worst client program I've ever seen. |
i use kmess i get graphical errors like text smudging. and it install into its own menu not the default mandrake menu instant messaging area, menu drake doesnt save my changes if i move it :confused:
anyways..:rolleyes: |
Linux is even cooler than cool. It's ice cold. :)
Dealing with dependencies can be a pain but the alternative, and the one Windows uses, is much more dangerous. All it takes to screw up a Windows box is a single DLL with bad version number. Installing shared components separately is not only safer but keeps the size of application packages to a minimum. A big deal if, like me, you still use a dialup connection to the internet. |
If you can't configure the DVD with harddrake, see the DVD HOWTO
Perhaps these Mandrake links will ease the transition some. # Mandrake links Mandrake home page Mandrake Users website Easy urpmi config for Mandrake urpmi mini-HOWTO All You Ever Wanted to Know About Urpmi But Never Dared Asking Before Easy software management: Red Carpet Maximum RPM rpmfind You didn't install the developmental packages? As root, command: urpmi gcc An Introduction to the Midnight Commander. You can install it by commanding: urpmi mc Midnight Commander home page |
I never get any errors in Kmess.
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mayb its just my geforce :D
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How do you configure anything with harddrake?
Sorry I am the lowest of the newbies... just jump to linux |
newest not necessarily the best
I have been using mandrake for some time now. I had 9.1 installed on my laptop but kept getting a lot of problems that could not be resolved. e.g my browsers would fail due to segmentation fault, my touchpad did not work only the mouse, the system crashed frequently.
9.1 works fine in my desktop pc though. Anyway, I decided to go retro and tried installing mandrake 8.2 into my laptop - it seems that this distribution works a lot better than the later one!! The kernel is still a 2.4*. My point is that the latest and greatest of any distribution does not mean that it is the best of the best so far....it seems to me that sometimes commerical considerations can outweigh issues of technical soundness, even for Linux. :tisk: I would like to hear of any other users with similar experience to this... I bet there are many stories out there like this... and it is a cause for concern (IMHO) |
Did you try 9.2 on your laptop? I'm sorry I have never actually configured anything with harddrake lol, guess i'm one of the lucky ones, but i'm guessing after selecting a device you click the 'run config tool' button or configure module, if someone could give a little more explaination on what each button does it'll help me too :D
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