fuzzylizard

First questions first: What java implementation are you using - sun, ibm, etc? (Personally, I would use the sun jdk)

Second: Is java - both the jdk and jre - properly setup on your computer? This means that your JAVA_HOME variable is properly setup. To test this, open a console and type echo $JAVA_HOME and it should tell you the directory that the jdk is in.

I have Eclipse running on my computer - Red Hat 7.3 - without any problems. However, the first two things must be properly setup in order for it to run.

So... what is the best news reader out there for linux

in particular, I am looking for a good, stable news reader that can do two things in particular - yEnc decoding and post combining.

I need the news reader to be able to decode yenc encoded images and news threads as well as be able to combine images/binaries that have been split over several posts.

You can't. To get all the cds you have to buy the powerpack. All you can download are the first 3 cds.

There should be a little dialog box at the beginning of the install that asks you what cds you have. (it exists in mandrake 8.3 at least.)

There is flight similutator for Linux called FlightGear. I have not played it though. It came as a cover CD with Linux Format.

Here is the URL for it: http://www.flightgear.org/

If you download it and use it, let us know what you think of it.

Thanks Glitz.

Anyone know if there is a website out there covering this issue?

I am doing on project for school where I have to compare several different makes of notebooks and then right a proposal suggesting which one to use.

So, I am asking you people which you think are the best - easiest - notebooks out there for installing Linux onto. What do you think?

Also, are there any companies that are well known for their support of Linux on their notebooks? I think you can get it preinstalled on certain IBM notebooks.

Although the assignment is to learn how to right the report, the material and info in the report has to be accurate - we actually have to include a bibliography at the end of it. So, that is why I am asking for peoples opinions and experiences here.

Thanks in advanced :)

My first guess would be that the network card is what is causing you the problem. It may be set for dhcp but it can't connect to a dhcp server and thus needs to timeout before the boot can continue.

One way you can test this is to give the network card a static IP address. Something like 192.168.1.1. This should speed things up for you. As for the first failed message, I am not sure what is going wrong there.

Not that I know of.

Primary OS is mandrake 9.  Although it not listed as being officially supported it has worked flawlessly for me in the past, on several different installs.

Mandrake 9 has only been out for a month, how many OSs have you installed using vmware in that time period??

If you look around the board you should find a few other posts about MK9 and vmware. According to those, people have not been able to get it to work, I believe.

Good Luck.

What kinds of games are you looking for?

First things first, what is the primary OS and is it supported by vmware? Second, if NTFS fails then why not try XP using FAT32?

Does anyone know where the word count option is in OpenOffice.org. I have looked and looked for it and I can't find it. It is probably right under my nose, I just can't see it.

From what I have read, and I do not have the game myself, the server comes on the cds and you do not have to download it separately.

I would strongly suggest reinstalling the kernel rpm at least. You do not need to rebuild and then install and you should not need to uninstall the current drivers. Simply freshen the rpm that is already installed.

>rpm -Fvh NVIDIA......rpm

However, I could be wrong about this. Change the cards, freshen the drivers and the worst thing that could happen is that you need to use the command line for a bit till you get everything sorted out.

The one thing you do not want to do is to allow Mandrake to make changes for you. When you reboot, it will detect the new hardware. Just press cancel. It will ask you if you want it to install the new hardware - just press cancel and do everything yourself.

:lol:  :lol: I'll be the first to disagree. While SW is a good product the people behind it are, to say the least, lacking in people skills. Should you ever ask a question be prepared to be insulted, called names and general abuse.

 

I prefer a fork from them called IPCop. Same idea better product and much nicer people involved in it.  :)

Hmm... Hadn't heard, or read, that. Thanks for the info. I will keep that in mind.

Yeah, they did a good job emulating the windows experiance, but Linux is not windows. I'm kind of debating with myself if this is actually good for learning Linux. It's a good strategy for drawing windows users, but are not able to use the full power of Linux in Lycoris. So what is there to gain other then using a non-windows OS? From strictly a learning stand-point, it's my opinion that a good distro would be Mandrake or Redhat. You get the user-friendliness available in Linux, plus the full power of Linux.

But do we really want or need people to learn Linux, or, is it just enough for them to use Linux? From what I am reading, in some of these posts, is that it is an either or situation. Either you learn linux and use its full power, or you might as well stick with windows. Is there no place for those people who want a stable, reliable OS that is easy to use and is not Microsoft at the same time?

I personally think that Lycoris is on to something here. They are providing an OS that I can install on my parents computer that is easy to use, is stable and reliable, and is free from microsoft's monopolistic EULA. They do not want to learn Linux they simply want to use it.

I think one of the problems with Linux and Linux users is that we demand to much from the people who want to use the software. We demand that they learn the OS, that they be able to compile software from source, that they be able to recompile their kernel to support pre-emptive functional calls and IEEE 1394 devices. And we leave no room for people who simply want to use the OS. In order for Linux to make the jump from geek system to the desktop, we need to break from this attitude and allow people to simply use the OS.

Red Hat and bluecurve are an excellent example of this. People are up in arms over the fact that RH did, or did not, intentionally break KDE. But how many people are evaluating what they did on the grounds of ease of use and the advantage it creates for the average business desktop user?

Yes, linux is a very powerfull operating system. But so is windows, OS X, and BeOS. But for it to compete with windows and OS X, it needs to embody some of the same characteristics: ease of use and transparent operation to the user. It needs to become an OS that people simply use, instead of one that people have to learn.

(maybe that was a little more then 2 cents worth, but I just had to say it.)

That is hillarous :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hopefully Bill forgets that you need to cross the ion streams in order to kill it.

So they will hook up to a switch?  That is my main requirement.  Oh and that it works of course.

Any router should hook up to a switch without a problem. If you have a switch then you can save yourself some money and just get a router without the extra 4 port hub attached.

Although, if you are thinking of using Linux, then I would suggest using smoothwall gpl - http://www.smoothwall.org/

I have not had the time to install it yet, but everything I have read states that it is one of the best firewall, routers out there. (cue the disagreement :) )

Cool, Thanks for the info Paul.

Gotta try this sometime.

I think the OO dictionaries for Canadian and UK English are included in the Mandrake CDs, the files are:

myspell-en_GB-1.0.1-0.20020903.4mdk

myspell-en_CA-1.0.1-0.20020315.4mdk

Just install them and change the default document language to Canada or UK.

I checked it with my OO and sure enough, using Canadian English, 'color' is marked while 'colour' is left alone. :)

The only problem is that I am running Red Hat 7.3 and had to install OOo myself. So, the only dictionary that I had was for English(US).

From what I have read, UT2003 on Linux will only work with a Nvidia graphics card. No Nvidia, no UT2003.

Very cool, thanks for letting us know.

The short answer would be to recreate the directory structure of the ISOs and then simply burn everything to a cd. However, there will be a small problem with this approach - the CD that you create will not be bootable. I do not know how to make a Linux CD bootable.

Here is a suggestion: if you are planning on installing onto a bunch of computers, why not just buy the CDs? This will provide you with non-corrupted, bootable CDs and printed manuels as well. Just an idea.

What kind of internet connection do you have and what are you using to download the files? Also, what OS are you using for the download?

Glad you got it running. So what do you think? How does it run under Linux?

i just got rid of redhat after 8.0  because of the cute new look.  and i have beeen a redhat fan  for a while.    i just didnt like the way that they made all the desktops the same.  i really preferd the pure kde and gnome look and feel.

Yea, I am still using RH7.3 for those exact reasons - and the fact that some of the software that I want to run is not certified for 8.0. Although, I must admit that Mandrake 9.0 is very tempting. I just don't know if I want to setup Linux again. I have so many extra programs installed that I don't know if I want to go through the trouble of reinstalling them. I have also tweaked kde to just the way that I like it.

I think the solution is that I need a different computer for each distro so that I can play with them all.