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05-31-2004, 10:58 PM
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Registered: May 2004
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New To Linux, need help installing files
i need someone nice enough to help me out. all i need to know is how to install files and a few other things, it wont take long. PLEASE
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05-31-2004, 10:58 PM
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i just installed Mandrake 10 last night on my other computer
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05-31-2004, 11:26 PM
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Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Egypt
Distribution: Arch
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in mandrake use the rpmdrake to install and remove packages , u will find it in software manegment
for configuring it to look in ftp sites in addition to the cds check this site out its easy :
http://urpmi.org/easyurpmi/index.php |
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05-31-2004, 11:27 PM
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: 35.7480° N, 95.3690° W
Distribution: Debian, Gentoo, Red Hat, Solaris
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Last edited by darthtux; 05-31-2004 at 11:28 PM.
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06-01-2004, 04:24 AM
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