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  2. Changing Processor and MB [solved]

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted · Edited by bvc

    Yes, tyme is correct, you need not do anything. I went from an Celeron 600/Intel 8210 to and AthlonXP 1900/VIA K7 without doing anything or having any problems. The upgrade option would be for something like a soundcard or videocard, but then there are other utils for that. The only thing I ever found the upgrade option useful for was if you fry a filesytem config or sys critical packages, or somehting drastic. It's about as useful as harddrake.

    You can try to boot the machine and if it runs into problems, you can still choose Ix's upgrade method or a clean install.
    That wouldn't be a clean install. I think you knew that, you just worded it that way.

  10. Show off your desktop Jan 2006

    in Art And Design

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    CL_Cairo-gPerfect-ish-SELECTED

     

    download ish-SELECTED metacity

    ------2 January 2006

    -Changed Title and button background

     

    -New metacity...Color from gtk theme. Only buttons are images (svg) so it is faster!

    -added SELECTED version where the buttons get their color from the gtk theme (like Blendish). Buttons are pixmap. See 2nd Screenshot. Get the Clearlooks-Cairo theme and others here;

    http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/theme/gtk/clearlooks/cairo/

    -Happy New Year!

  11. How would you do it?

    in Installing Mandriva

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    I agree... any thoughts on partitioning and file systems for these?

    That depends on many things.

    How often do you backup and what do you backup....what do you expect to be able to restore should there be a major prob?

     

    Win

    Ix has well stated a separate page file partition, but that is only necessary for intense apps or old computers.

     

    I never use ntfs, but I guess it's a good idea for most people.

     

    I don't do the separate partition for program files anymore either. Too much hassle in repair, and you end up fixing things continually, til the next disaster.

     

    The dual storage fat partition is also something I do, but it needs to be backed up regularly, incase of corruption, so I make several of these so making backups is quicker and easier.

     

    Lin

    Same.....what do you bkup, and what do expect to be able to fix?

     

    I use reiserfs and have for years w/o any issues.

     

    I no longer bother with diff /usr /tmp and /var. Time in making backups is much longer than just reinstalling. Preferences are in $HOME anyway, so I just back that up. If / is big enough then all is well.

  17. libgtkextra-x11-1.1.so.0

    in Software

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    Mandriva 2006 says that I need libgtkextra-x11-1.1.so.0 as a dependency of gnubg.

     

    Where do I get it, or does anyone know whether it's part of a different package that I can install???

     

    regards

     

    John

    In the future, here's the quick way to find out if it is available

    localhost:/# urpmf libgtkextra-x11-1.1.so.0
libgtk+extra-2_1.1:/usr/lib/libgtkextra-x11-1.1.so.0
libgtk+extra-2_1.1:/usr/lib/libgtkextra-x11-1.1.so.0.0.0
localhost:/#

    if it returns nothing try shortening it

    localhost:/# urpmf libgtkextra-x11-1

    localhost:/# urpmf libgtkextra-x11

    if you get nothing at this point it means it is not available in your sources. Add sources. When you find it (as above), just

    urpmi libgtk+extra-2_1.1

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