OT: LOL posting from mandrake :P

[Wolfsraider]

Its actually quite nice and since i have it running it found everything except the marvel yukon ethernet driver.but suprisingly the time I spent on the linux server makes understanding the install easier (driver untar etc...)

anyway I finally have the prescott up and running at least


:beer::beer:

Mike

edit anyone tell me the name of the paint program ... It seems i installed quite a bit of the software and everything has such funky names

 

[HayHauler]

If Mandrake comes with Open Office, as Red Hat does, it is part of that suite.
Welcome to Linux!

I didn't think it would take you too long...

Hay
:beer: for you!

 

[Wolfsraider]

lol trying to navigate thru the installs are a bit rougher for downloads lol

It does have open office thanks

Now to figure out how to point to my documents and configure the flash plug in or how to manually add it to Konqueror lol

Mike

:beer:

 

[amdxborg]

lol Cool!!! Hope you and Mandrake have a great time together!

 

[CyGoR]

A Paint program? Try running 'gimp', that should be installed.. Although I don't know which version comes with the package, 2.0 is available..
Have fun with a nice Linux distro!

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Wolfsraider
Its actually quite nice and since i have it running it found everything except the marvel yukon ethernet driver.but suprisingly the time I spent on the linux server makes understanding the install easier (driver untar etc...)

anyway I finally have the prescott up and running at least


:beer::beer:

Mike

edit anyone tell me the name of the paint program ... It seems i installed quite a bit of the software and everything has such funky names

For photo editing use the Gimp.

 

[Wolfsraider]

cool ,must remember not to log out of the graphical interface or reload immenent lol

mike

p.s. Gimp it is :beer:

 

[HayHauler]

Gimp is great too ! !
I am publishing a news letter with the Open Office Product.
Version 1.0 comes with Red Hat...

Hay
:beer: for you...

 

[MDE]

I've tried three different versions of Mandrake without luck. Linux support for wireless cards sucks, or the driver availability does at least.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: Wolfsraider
cool ,must remember not to log out of the graphical interface or reload immenent lol

mike

p.s. Gimp it is :beer:

Gimp is cool. As long as you don't need fancy color management and stuff, it is a nice Photoshop semi-replacement. Not to mention that it's free (legally)...

 

[Wolfsraider]

true and kpaint is easy to resize a pic as well

its actually like my pre windows days. I am such a newbie

Installing the driver for the ethernet adapter was pretty simple lol
But:
I log on to the konsole in mandrake and select root (obviously this isn't the true root LOL) and i cannot find the hdd files.(still looking for a way to add flash
Can anyone point me to the real root folder/access and tell me how to restart the kde graphics if i turn them off again?

mike

 

[Shuxclams]

Flash will work with Netscape/mozilla/firefox.... Havent heard of it working in KDE... but thats a guess. I am sure you could just download it , su untar and run the install script....

To install the Flash Player plug-in for Linux via an install script, follow the directions below. Note: This installer is script-based and cannot be run from a GUI.

1. Download and uncompress install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz.
2. After uncompressing the file, a directory called install_flash_player_7_linux is created. Navigate to this directory.
3. From the command line, type ./flashplayer-installer to run the installer. The installer will instruct you to shut down your browser(s).
4. Once the installation is complete, the plug-in will be installed in your Mozilla browser. To verify, choose Help > About Plug-ins from the browser's menu.

To manually install the plug-in for Linux, copy the following files to your browser's plugins folder:

* libflashplayer.so
* flashplayer.xpt

Uninstall instructions

To remove the Flash Player plug-in for Linux:

For root users:

1. Quit the browser.
2. Navigate to the browser's plug-in directory (i.e. /usr/local/mozilla/plugins).
3. Remove the following files:
* libflashplayer.so
* flashplayer.xpt

For non-root users:

1. Quit the browser.
2. Navigate to your home directory and locate the folder named .mozilla.
3. From that folder, open the folder named plugin and remove the following files:
* libflashplayer.so
* flashplayer.xpt
* x-shockwave-flash.desktop

SHUX

 

[Wolfsraider]

Wahoo thanks shux

I read all that but for some reason ( I was guessing at what it meant ) I now have flash working and I made it much more difficult than it was supposed to be

:beer::beer:

thank you everyone

Flashchat works too

 

[HayHauler]

Hahahaha, let me be the first one to tell you.....
"I told you so"

:beer: for you my friend...
Hay

 

[HayHauler]

P.S. Flash works with KDE, that's the gui that I use...
I just disabled it after installing and checking that it worked...


Hay
:beer: for all...

 

[Shuxclams]

More Apps for Linux Please...


Enjoy.















SHUX

 

[Wolfsraider]

Thanks shux
HayHauler I know lol But sometimes you gotta wean slow

Man the little things seem so much bigger on linux lol

Mike