Linux problems

[gwarbot]

How do I shut down xorg or xfree server wich ever on mandrake 10.2 is running. I need to install my video drivers but i cant do it until the X servers are turned off.

 

[keeleysam]

Ctrl + Alt + Backspace

Hit it a few times so X stops for like 5 mins thwen install teh drivers

 

[gwarbot]

Ok, now I need gcc. can i get an rpm for it? That is the only kind of file i know how to install right now.

Ive been working on this 8 hours straight someone please help me.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Yeah, there should be a gcc rpm. That's really something you should just install with the system.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

An easier way to disable X is to run the command telinit 3 as root. Once you are finished installing the drivers and editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf, run telinit 5 (again, as root) to start X again.

urpmi -y gcc will give you a list of all the available gcc packages. If you haven't done so already, you can set up some additional package sources with Easy Urpmi. Once you have the list, choose the one you need and run urpmi package_name. You must be root (su) to use urpmi.

 

[gwarbot]

Now the drive is telling me to install kernal source, kernal source tree

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: gwarbot
Now the drive is telling me to install kernal source, kernal source tree

Run the following in a console as root:

urpmi kernel-source-2.6