Re: Fw: [LUG] first e-mail from Linux

[jon davey <jondavey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 19 Dec 2002 2:56 am, Bill Noyce wrote:
> drakconf is you tool. Software Management. Make sure the Package Sources
> are set correctly. the best one is to copy the CD's to a large partition
> and point to them.
>
> The benefit of this approach for MDK users is that all dependencies are
> sorted out for you via a friendly GUI. System Updates can be pulled from
> Mandrake using this tool.
>
> are you using Mandrake 8.2 or 9 ? Both are cool, but 9 is just
> brilliant. Uses the stable GCC3.2 where as MDK8.2 still uses GCC2.96 (
> Well the non-standard one, which everyone dreaded using )

I'm using 9 

> Mandrake is back to using supermount so you should no longer need to
> mount and umount removable drives. Device or Resource Busy....... ByeBye
>
> Have fun. I can remember my first X server desktop. Boy how it has moved
> on for the better.

I chose KDE though....is that what you meant?

> 1 piece of advice. Be very careful setting up Due Boot Configs in
> lilo.conf - A sure fire way to get locked out the next time you reboot.
> Took me about 30 minutes to destroy my first Linux Install this way!

Have had no problems with the dual boot yet, although my cmos clock has 
mysteriousily reset itself.

> Mandrake 9.x cooker is my default OS. So any specific MDK questions,
> throw them at me and I'll try and help.

OK THANKS.
> Must Sleep,
>
> Bill
> lug@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Sat, 2000-01-01 at 03:24, jon davey wrote:
> > OK, done that.....now how do I get to sleep.  
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Rick Timmis" <Rick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:32 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [LUG] first e-mail from Linux
> > >
> > >
> > > > Get a coffee, and some chocolate sit down click the Xterm icon and 
type
> > > > man rpm, read from top to bottom. and you won;t need a package manager
> > > > any more
> > > >
> > > > Rick.
> > > >
> > > > jon davey wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi, all.  This is my first mail from Mandrake, thought that had to be
> > > > > listworthy.  I'm damned if I can install softwear from cd though.  I 
need
> > > a
> > > > > package manager...don't I.
> > > > > Jon Davey
> > > > >
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