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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 > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > >The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > > > > >Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the > > > > >message body to unsubscribe. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > > > > Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the > > > > message body to unsubscribe. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > > Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the > > message body to unsubscribe. > > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the > message body to unsubscribe. > >
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