Tips and Tricks

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1. Avoiding reset button when system locks up

   By Guest raghugs, April 19, 2005
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   • Gowator
   • April 19, 2005

2. Backing up and Restoring the MBR

   By pmpatrick, July 20, 2004
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   • Guest
   • July 3, 2010

3. Basics: Anti-Virus checker - klamav

   By kristi, May 26, 2005
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   • ianw1974
   • January 2, 2008

4. Changing Gnome/KDE Star icon

   By ianw1974, January 16, 2006
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   • coverup
   • January 15, 2008

5. Changing your system to software Raid1

   By ianw1974, October 27, 2006
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   • ianw1974
   • October 27, 2006

6. Creating your own ntp server

   By ianw1974, August 3, 2006
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   • ianw1974
   • January 18, 2008

7. FAQ Submission

   By Cannonfodder, April 19, 2003
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   • arctic
   • January 13, 2006

8. How to fix Firefox Browsing Problem

   By ianw1974, February 13, 2006
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   • Guest
   • April 5, 2010

9. How to use LVM on your system

   By ianw1974, September 1, 2008
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   • ianw1974
   • September 4, 2008

10. Install Mandriva 2009 on old Laptop

    By SilverSurfer60, October 14, 2008
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    • Guest
    • November 11, 2008

11. Install without CD drive or floppy

    By Steve Scrimpshire, January 1, 2008
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    • SilverSurfer60
    • July 8, 2010

12. Installing Lotus Notes 7 client in Mandriva 2007.1

    By ianw1974, May 17, 2007
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    • ianw1974
    • May 17, 2007

13. Installing Mandriva with Software RAID 1 2

    By ianw1974, February 1, 2006
    • 16 replies
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    • Guest
    • April 27, 2009

14. Quick and Easy Kernel Compile Upgrade 1 2 3 4 5

    By ianw1974, March 10, 2006
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    • ianw1974
    • January 23, 2007

15. Read this before submitting

    By Gowator, November 16, 2004
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    • Gowator
    • November 16, 2004

16. "Lost" Tips (1-350)

    By Guest anon, September 13, 2003
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    • Guest
    • September 13, 2003

17. "Lost" Tips (351-400)

    By Guest anon, September 13, 2003
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    • Guest
    • September 13, 2003

18. "Lost" Tips (401-450)

    By Guest anon, September 13, 2003
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    • Guest
    • September 13, 2003

19. "Lost" Tips (451-500)

    By Guest anon, September 13, 2003
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    • Guest
    • September 13, 2003

20. (newbie) Console Howto ::BackUP test::

    By aru, January 13, 2003
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    • aru
    • January 18, 2003

21. [?] remove cd icon from gnome desktop

    By aze, January 21, 2003
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    • Guest
    • March 15, 2003

22. 10.1 CE - wireless kool

    By Edoardo, October 2, 2004
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    • coverup
    • January 3, 2005

23. 10.1 Official fuzzy font problem

    By kde-head, November 17, 2004
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    • bvc
    • November 20, 2004

24. 10.1ff Basics for newbies II

    By kristi, March 1, 2005
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    • kristi
    • March 1, 2005

25. 2.6 kernel and a7v600

    By Steve Scrimpshire, June 3, 2004
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    • Steve Scrimpshire
    • June 23, 2004

26. 2.6 kernel compilation

    By arthur, March 22, 2004
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    • coccodrilletto
    • March 26, 2004

27. 2010.2 - Can't Mount Samba Share

    By krisbee2000, February 10, 2011
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    • Guest
    • September 1, 2011

28. 9.2 Boot Disks

    By GR84Deaths, January 29, 2004
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    • GR84Deaths
    • January 29, 2004

29. 9.2 Installation on Compaq Presario 2500

    By Steve Scrimpshire, November 12, 2003
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    • Steve Scrimpshire
    • November 12, 2003

30. A Software MIDI Emulation HowTo

    By Lärs, June 13, 2005
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    • Lexicon
    • July 19, 2006

31. A Treasure Trove of Linux Information

    By Counterspy, January 1, 2003
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    • bvc
    • January 3, 2003

32. About Mandriva Xfce 2009 and VirtualBox on EeePC

    By sjaglin, November 23, 2008
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    • sjaglin
    • November 23, 2008

33. Acroread install problem solution

    By scoonma, September 19, 2006
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    • Guest
    • December 3, 2006

34. Ad and Other Annoyance Blocking Software

    By Counterspy, March 17, 2003
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    • MottS
    • March 25, 2003

35. Add colors to directories, files, etc in the bash console.

    By mandrakewilson, September 15, 2003
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    • mandrakewilson
    • September 15, 2003

36. Administer Linux on the fly

    By aru, May 16, 2003
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    • aru
    • May 16, 2003

37. Adobe Reader + MDV2008 - install ok, but run fails

    By scoonma, October 21, 2007
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    • scoonma
    • October 21, 2007

38. Advanced Bash Scripting Guide

    By Cannonfodder, April 19, 2003
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    • zero0w
    • April 19, 2003

39. alcatel speedtouch

    By Michel, March 1, 2003
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    • Michel
    • March 1, 2003

40. Alcatel Speedtouch 330 USB ADSL modem - Working!! 1 2 3 4

    By lets-eat-gary, July 25, 2004
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    • jeanackle
    • February 24, 2005

41. Alcatel Speedtouch USB ADSL setup

    By Steve Scrimpshire, January 3, 2003
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    • onurb
    • January 3, 2003

42. All about Smart Package Manager

    By liquidzoo, January 26, 2006
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    • liquidzoo
    • January 26, 2006

43. ALSA

    By Lexicon, August 8, 2006
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    • Lexicon
    • November 8, 2008

44. AMD64 X.org 6.8.2 bug

    By linux_learner, March 11, 2005
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    • linux_learner
    • March 11, 2005

45. An useful guide for newbies installing Mandrake 9.1 1 2

    By Cannonfodder, May 15, 2003
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    • Guest
    • March 29, 2004

46. Animated lilo .. 1 2

    By MottS, February 4, 2003
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    • phunni
    • January 29, 2004

47. Animated splash screens for LILO

    By MadHattr, May 21, 2003
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    • MottS
    • May 21, 2003

48. anoying xawtv icon

    By MadHattr, May 28, 2003
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    • MottS
    • January 24, 2004

49. Apache Virtual Hosts

    By fissy, August 1, 2004
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    • SwiftDeath
    • August 2, 2004

50. ASUS 1215B laptop - suspend/resume + other issues 1 2

    By CxOrg, March 19, 2012
    • 19 replies
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    • CxOrg
    • February 5, 2013