First off Id say that Novell/Suse has done a really nice job with this release! in fact I have decieded to drop Windows all together but I need to fix a few things first.

1) Ktorrent seems to still be buggy and locks up mysteriously after about 20 min. so Id like to install Azureus but I never figured out how to install it for all users to where its listed in the KDE menu?

2) I can listen to mp3 files just fine, but if I want to burn a cd in K3B to convert the mp3s to regular CD-R it tells me that I can't do it???? Do I need another rpm file or should I break down and buy NeroLinux?

3) Does anybody know of a program that will mount a .iso file in/for linux- like alcohol 120?

Thanks in advance for attempting to help a linux newbie!

Also a quick poll- Does any one know of an easy to configure 54 mps Wireless PCICMA NIC that works in Suse 10. I perfer for it to be a Linksys but I am not sure if any linux drivers are available. Because my Dlink G630 doesnt work at all!

I am not qualified to answer most of your questions but I can answer the question about .iso's and mounting them.

There is no need to have a separate program to do this as it is built in and most distros have this enabled by default.

The command is:

'mount -o loop -t iso9660 filename.iso /mnt/iso'

A few notes:
filename.iso == filename of the iso so if you didn't happen to be in the directory that the file is in you could use '/whatever/directory/it/is/in/filename.iso'
'/mnt/iso' or whatever folder you chose to mount the iso in must exist.

roasted

In number 2 above you said "convert" MP3 to CD/R. Are you trying to convert it back to audio format or do you just mean write the MP3 to a CD. MP3 is a file format and all files can be written to a CD in data mode. Converting back to audio is a different matter. Many newer audio CD players will also play MP3 files.

Its not the zyxel g-162, unless i missed something obvious.im just hoping to see responses on this one myself is my reason for posting.

"In number 2 above you said "convert" MP3 to CD/R. Are you trying to convert it back to audio format or do you just mean write the MP3 to a CD. MP3 is a file format and all files can be written to a CD in data mode. Converting back to audio is a different matter. Many newer audio CD players will also play MP3 files."

Yes I am trying to convert the mp3 files back to audio so I will play on "MY OL P.O.S" CD player in my car. I could always do it in Windows and I have just taken it for granted.

Also has anyone tried MEPIS. My uncle (former loyal Suse user) has just told me that it is the greatest thing since sliced bread. But Im not sure I can part with Yast.

I haven't heard of a utility to go in that direction, I play all my music on my Palm in MP3 format. I'd look at ripping applications like kaudiocreator or gzip, they may go both ways.

Not sure about that particular program, but generally speaking, if you have a SUSE rpm packaged to do so and install it as root, it will be availble for all users.

You need the "mad" plugin.

See this thread:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=373373

ok most of the time when I download a program it does not come as a .rpm and I usually end up doing a ./make-install or what ever the install txt file tells me to do. Is there a way to make the tar ball into a .rpm so yast can install it? I KNOW there has got to be a better way unfortunately I'm too much of a noob to know what that is.

rpmbuild -ta {file}.tar.gz

rpmbuild comes with the SuSE distro

Have you got any of the OpenSUSE repositories added above.Most stuff you can get already packaged in rpm form.

i heard about checkinstall here too (for creating rpm from source). works good as well

Try other torrent software. Azureus and ABC are my favorites. I quite dislike ktorrent and its limited options.

you could try K3B and/or xroast, there are many, many others.

There is a command line way of doing this, I do not know of a GUI however. I was just informed of it myself a few days ago in a thread.
"mount -o loop -t iso9660 filename.iso /mnt/iso"
Thanks to kwacka for that one.