1. UNIX Desktop Questions & Answers

Hi all, I have copied three .ISO files for Mandrake 8.1 from a Linux DVD onto my work LAN. They are: Mandrake81-cd1-inst.I586.iso Mandrake81-cd2-ext.I586.iso Mandrake81-cd3-supp.I586.isoThey're all +650M in size and I'd like to know what I need to do in order to create the three CD's... (3 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I have problems. I have to use Mandrake 7.0 for a college course and I have it installed and I can do all the command line stuff, but I want to get to the GUI. Problem is, I can't start X. SO, after doing some searching on google, I downloaded XFree86 4.0.1 and the latest driver for my video... (2 Replies)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

can i run mac os X stuff in mandrake? on a intel computer? (1 Reply)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I read the old posts about dual booting windows and linux, and I just wanted to clarify something: If I buy the mandrake version of linux, will that by itself partition the hard drive, or do I still have to get a copy of partition magic? If the mandrake version can do it, is it an easy process? ... (6 Replies)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

hi, i am on mandrake 6.0, shell of root user is bash. okay, i did the below #display=localhost.localdomain:0.0 #export display #xhost +localhost.localdomain system replies xhost added.. i did a set and there was an entry there.. now i want to install oracle, so did a ./runInstaller ... (2 Replies)

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

my hdd root dir keeps dumping on me but when i install i use native linux format i i lost again yesterday is there a recovery methead? or a safe mode that i can go into ? i made a boot disk is it wise to let the formater program to auto alcate? give me a 5gb root drive and a 37gb home i relly... (1 Reply)

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

i just got mandrake 10 and i installed xine the latest why does it crash my xserver and how do i fix this problem in mandrake 8 - 9.2 i had no problmes with xine until now with 10 (2 Replies)

8. Linux

I just installed mandrake 9.2, and all I want right now is for gaim to allow me to use msn.. The version I got now is 0.59.? and I have tried to get the latest version but when I downloaded the rpm it said that there were errors... can someone help... for my rpm packaging I have went to Urpmi and... (3 Replies)

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello all, 1) I want to have a GUI application that will call Unix shell scripts, 2) that GUI application should be able to reside on windows ( if possible) and then call Unix shell script either directly or through a server residing on unix. That is for example. If a is windows gui (... (1 Reply)

10. Programming

python gui or c++ gui or java gui? and when to use etch one? (1 Reply)