> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>Hi guys, >> >>I'm a total newbie in linux-land.I installed pcquest 8.0 on my comp(no win. >>anymore).I seem to be stuck with a few probs. running the system:
wrong distrib yu installed. pcq8.0 is not professionaly done, having bugs, less features and work is somewhat done in the kde department only and not in gnome. not at all recommended for a newbie, or for that matter an expert. >>1. I cant for the life of me install any programs on it. it has no gnorpm. kapackage >>asks for the cd for installation and doesnt detect the rpm on the cd( how can i >>change the install mthod in linuxconf?). when i install a package by rpm ivh.. where >>does it get installed. no trace of it in start menu! linux software installation, unlike windows does not include setup.exe etc. files, as yu may have guessed. rpm files (redhat package manager) are usually used for binary precompiled software installations. redhat (on which pcq linux is based), officially, are not targetting newbies. they've made that clear and have said that it is for the intermediate users of linux. when yu do "rpm -ivh packagename.rpm", first the dependencies are checked (on which the package is based). after that the package is usually installed in /usr/lib and /usr/bin etc. with configuration files in usually /etc directory. normally there is no specific directory created to hold the software files as in windows. a general user doesn't have write permissions to write files in those directories, thus he/she is not capable of messing the system no matter how hard he/she tries. in redhat if the software yu are trying to install is dependent on some other package, yu'll need to install that first, and if that is also dependent on a different package then of course yu'll need to install that package first. this is called getting into a dependency hell, and is a problem everyone is aware about. perhaps it is one of the main road-blocks in desktop adoption of linux. i'd suggest you try out mandrake 9.1, which is more newbie friendly and easier install than redhat. yu can partially avoid the dependency hell by using "urpmi packagename" in mandrake. it'll automatically ask for the relevent packages to be installed, and there yu go, just one click and all the required dependencies will be installed. yu can do the same without touching the console/terminal. mandrake control centre is one of the better tools for configuring your system, which includes software management. and yes, when yu install software in mandrake 9.1 using rpm, then it is immediately reflected in the menus. afaik in redhat yu need to logoff and login to reflect the changes. >>2. the mplayer doesnt play vcd(dat file.). how to configure this. try xine (if available). i use mplayer only to view .asf and .wma files. xine is a good video player (might be intimidating at first, but it is not all that difficult), though i think mplayer should play .dat files. >>3. the system has no compiler. so how can i install one by ./configure command. i >>tried setting up gcc, but it said it needed kernel headers 2.0 something. where can >>i get this package. yu'll need to install the kernel headers, it should be in your installation CD and something called kernel-headers-2.4.18.rpm >>4. Does anybody out there do graphic design using linux? man, i need to know which >>applications are available(except gimp). please do get in touch. what exactly are yu looking for. gimp is by far the best application for raster images, and i know it is not a very professional one. work is being done for gtk2 version of gimp (2.0), and should be out soon. not sure what extra features will it offer. but once yu know your way around gimp, it is quite a usable application. sodipodi is another application which is for vector based designing. still under development and should be out hopefully this year. flash? - nopes frankly speaking, as of now there are no such professional graphic editing tools which could be used for printing and publishing purposes. work is underway, and we should expect some very positive results anytime soon. >>5.there is a mac style on gnome, but there is this little thing called stickers on >>mac,.. is such a thing ported on linux.?? if yu can elaborate on "stickers" and what they're used for, maybe i could give yu a better suggestion. are yu referring to post-it type notes? something like http://www.menudo.freeserve.co.uk/goats2-ss.jpg >>i'd appreciate if someone could help me with this bit.. >> >>thanks n regards >>manish remember, i've only discussed about gnome2 apps. there might be better applications in kde but i'm not sure of that. as for me, i too am a fulltime linux user (no win.) for the past 2 years. welcome to this exciting new world. a piece of advice though, don't expect things to work like windows. once yu get a hang of it (which can take 2 weeks to 3 months), yu'll never want to go back (i.e. to windows). -- \|||/ (o o) --------------------------------ooO-----(_)-Ooo- | vivek | GPG Key: | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://exain.net/vike | |------------------------------------------------| | Registered Linux User: #305493 | ------------------------------------------------ ( _ ) _| | | |_ (___| |___) ================================================ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. 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