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1) when typing "top", i get a quite long table like.

The 1st 2lines are as follows;

top - 00:51:29 up  2:17,  3 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.12, 0.26
Tasks:  86 total,   2 running,  83 sleeping,   0 stopped,   1 zombie

 

could you explain me what the zombie means?

 

 

In the link http://archives.mandrivalinux.com/newbie/2...08/msg00742.php, should i do the steps:

If it is an Athlon install the athcool package and start the athcool service.
Athcool puts the Athlon into low power mode when it is idle. It reduces my CPU 
temp by over 10 deg.

If it is an Intel CPU edit /etc/modprobe.preload and insert the text
speedstep-centrino
cpufreq_powersave
freq_table

These modules will load at boot and enable CPU throttling on Intel CPUs.
(you may need speedstep-ich instead of speedstep-centrino)
Then install
powersaved  from the contrib mirrors and run the powersaved service.

Powersaved will scale back the CPU speed whenever the CPU load drops.  Its 
supposed to work on Athlons too, but I have always used athcool instead.

??

 

what is the address of the contrib mirrors? :huh:

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1) when typing "top", i get a quite long table like.

could you explain me what the zombie means?

 

UNIX-like systems keep some information about a process even after its exit / death, until the "parent process" of the given one asks about its state.

"Zombie" is just that - a process that is actually not a process, but only a purely informational entry in the process table, "dead alive".

 

what is the address of the contrib mirrors? :huh:

http://easyurpmi.zarb.org

Look for "source contrib".

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Thanks chalex20!!

 

On the contrib site, i get this

urpmi.addmedia --update updates ftp://mandrake.cict.fr/Mandrakelinux/official/updates/2006.0/main_updates/ with media_info/hdlist.cz 
urpmi.addmedia main ftp://mandrake.cict.fr/Mandrakelinux/official/2006.0/i586/media/main with media_info/hdlist.cz 
urpmi.addmedia contrib ftp://mandrake.cict.fr/Mandrakelinux/official/2006.0/i586/media/contrib with media_info/hdlist.cz 
urpmi.addmedia jpackage ftp://mandrake.cict.fr/Mandrakelinux/official/2006.0/i586/media/jpackage with media_info/hdlist.cz

 

i should enter line by line after each execution/download..?

Basically it's a process to ease the download of all the updates and free contributed softwares available, rit?

nice..

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Thanks chalex20!!

 

On the contrib site, i get this

...snipped...

i should enter line by line after each execution/download..?

Not exactly "line by line" as seen on the screen. "urpmi.addmedia .... with hdlist.cz" is actually one command. So, you open a root terminal ( or "su" in your regular terminal), and then you feed in the commands you received, one by one ( you may unite them, as a matter of fact, but spotting errors is harder in this case).

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Basically it's a process to ease the download of all the updates and free contributed softwares available, rit?
Yes. Easyurpmi allows quick and simple installation procedures and easy patching of your system. If you need to learn more about urpmi, read e.g. this FAQ https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=10600
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thanks!

arctic i saw the klamav anti-virus in the available packages..i have install it.

But, while configuring it, i saw it's a beta version. :huh: ..??

And i see there is 2integrated things, Clamav and Klamav

Do you useit? could you tell me more about it?

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Clamav is used from the commald line only. Klamav is a graphical clamav-frontend for the KDE desktop. I don't know why it is still beta (Mine is listed as 0.88-1.fc4). Ask the developer. :)

 

From what I know, both work pretty well. I know some people who keep their RedHat servers (where people connect and store stuff with Windows-boxes) clean using clamav.

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you guys are really coool :thumbs: :D

 

Btw i have browsed and read infos about kde and kdevelop.

i have understood that in kde 3.4 and 3.5 (in mandriva2006 there i got kde3.4) there has not been a version of kdevelop for mandriva linux. And hence that is why i have not got the kdevelop package.

Plz arctic could you confirm on this?

 

I have downloaded a version of kdevelop3.0.0 which was suited for kde versions below 3.3 i think.

But it was not properly installed :(

 

Regards!

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For finding out more about packages, use urpmq -fi packagename. I got this information:

[root@localhost fabian]# urpmq -fi kdevelop

Name : kdevelop

Version : 3.2.2

Release : 3mdk

Group : Development/C++

Size : 31069635 Architecture: i586

Source RPM : kdevelop-3.2.2-3mdk.src.rpm Build Host: n5.mandriva.com

Packager : Montel Laurent <lmontel@mandriva.com>

URL : ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.2.2/src/

Summary : Integrated Development Environment for C++/C

Description :

The KDevelop Integrated Development Environment provides many features that

developers need as well as providing a unified interface to programs like gdb,

the C/C++ compiler, and make.

 

KDevelop manages or provides:

* All development tools needed for C++ programming like Compiler, Linker,

automake and autoconf

* KAppWizard, which generates complete, ready-to-go sample applications

* Classgenerator, for creating new classes and integrating them into the

current project

* File management for sources, headers, documentation etc. to be included in

the project

* The creation of User-Handbooks written with SGML and the automatic

generation of HTML-output with the KDE look and feel

* Automatic HTML-based API-documentation for your project's classes with

cross-references to the used libraries; Internationalization support for

your application, allowing translators to easily add their target language

to a project

* WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) creation of user interfaces with a

built-in dialog editor

* Debugging your application by integrating KDbg

* Editing of project-specific pixmaps with KIconEdit

* The inclusion of any other program you need for development by adding it to

the "Tools" menu according to your individual needs.

As you can see, it is version 3.2.2. I don't know if that is the version you need, but it is at least newer than the 3.0 package you got from some obscure place. :D
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1) i got a problem when i did that command, see:

 urpmq -fi kdevelop
problem reading hdlist or synthesis file of medium "main"
no package named kdevelop

 

2) Your link, ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.2.2/src/ gives me this error on page:

File not found

You tried to access the address ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.2.2/src/, which is currently unavailable. Please make sure that the Web address (URL) is correctly spelled and punctuated, then try reloading the page.

:(

 

DO you know another good place to download the kdevelop arctic? i need it.

(btw my kde is version 3.4)

Thanks!

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