Hello
I left windows 2 years ago, and i am 50 + years old. After learn how to install and run gentoo and deb, i made the big mistake to belive i know samting about linux, BIG MISTAKE.
i needed 3 reinstall befor i learn how to setup lilo.
But now i am on kernel 2.6.10, i dident went on 2.6.13, becorse my old nvidia card.
I can get 3d to work up to 2.6.12. but 2.6.10 and my box are good frends.
I am on slack 10.2 so no gnome 2.10.
How do i install gnome in slack the best way?
Thanks
Bertil

If you want Gnome I would suggest installing Dropline.
Don't let it get you down if its taking a few installs to get things right; most of us have learned the same way.

Hello
Thanks, tryed it but it will not work on 10.2 at this moment.
Bertil

Your posts remind me of a person I heard about in Hägersten...

well, never mind (that's off-topic)

You have tried many distros. Distros har du provat många :-D

Why not try a new window environment? Sorry if you have tried this already. But fluxbox and icewm are usually so light, they're in many Slack distros.

I mean Gnome and KDE are heavy. You get more things done via Command line and light WMs ....

Hello hej stabu
I use xfce 4,2 in gentoo and deb, and wen i realy feel for speed i use fluxbox , reiser4 and deb sid.
I will go for gnome 2.12 in slack
Bertil

I would give Freerock Gnome a try. I have it running on 10.2 right now.

http://gsb.freerock.org/

I am close to your age. Just keep hanging in there. You will get there.

I'm also very close to your age:-) It is good to meet another Slacker who was born in the 50s! I've been using Slack since 10.0 and love it. XFce works for me.
You've installed gentoo, I haven't done that yet. I have much to learn.

While there are some problems with Dropline Gnome 2.10.2 and Slackware 10.2 they aren't unsurmountable. However, DLG 2.10.2 is only supported on Slackware 10.1. We should be releasing a beta of Dropline Gnome 2.12.0 in the next few days and when we do I would suggest giving that a go. I'm running the "alpha" now and it is "nice".

Freerock/GSB is another good Gnome desktop that was suggested and they have a 2.12.0 available for testing now as well.

BTW, I'm nearly 50 so we're pretty close in age. As the others have said, hang in there and ask for help when you need it.

Later,
MMYoung

Hello
Thanks for all good infos and news
I will look at Freerock and see if i can figure out how to install it, and will be back with the result.
Regads
Bertil

Or you can use GARNOME http://cipherfunk.org/garnome/

Sorry that Dropline GNOME 2.10.2 didn't work for you. As MMYoung said, 2.10.2 was intended for Slackware 10.1. It should work, but there are a few changes between Slackware 10.1 and 10.2 that may cause some small issues. That's why we require that users add "--force" to the line when executing the installer on Slackware versions othr than it was built upon.

As MMYoung also mentioned, Freerock GNOME is quite nice, and they released a GNOME 2.12.0 desktop for Slackware 10.2 a few days ago. We'll also be releasing a 2.12.0 beta in a few days (for Slackware 10.2), but we still want to iron out a few small details before we publicly announce it.

Hello
Thanks
As far as this is my first atemt to work in slack, i will install 10.1 on a new hd and use dropline and more.
I work with bioprocesses and biotechnic tings. and most inportent program is dia. for diagrams
so i will go on learning step by step.
Wat i do like in slack is network and smb sharing, we hav 4 boxis on a homenetwork
i use linux and 3 on windows ( 2 is adm athlon 64 3000+)
i backup on smb to one of the windowbox.
i hav just learn howto use swerat, not bad for a old man
Bertil

You do better than most I know. Keep it up!

Absolutely! Installing, configuring, testing.....then breaking, and re-installing your OS is a time-honored self-teaching method! Most people who are truly competent have done this sort of thing many, many a time. Back in the day, I had to install MSDOS 4.x (and later, Windows 286) quite a few times when I was first learning about these computer thingies. I have broken more Windows95 installations than I can possibly count. And, let's not even get into routers and other stuff...

-Surfrider

We were probably going to remove Dia in Dropline GNOME 2.12.0, but we'll keep it in since someone apparently uses it.

The 2.12.0 beta is about a day away. It's largely finished, but we have just a few small issue to take care of.