Now it works fine. It was actually easier for Linux to configure than for Windows.
Thanks,
Lorne
Mark Weaver wrote:
Naaaaaaah...that's not a bug...it's a feature! :)I'm sorry...but I just couldn't resist. It's been a long day.
--
Mark"If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless,"
"Sharing is what makes them powerful."On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, civileme wrote:
> Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:17:14 +0100
> From: civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] themes ?
>
> On Sunday 28 January 2001 13:44, you wrote:
> > Mr. Weaver,
> > I am having a problem updating menus. It freezes after the running menu
> > methods for each of the graphical desktops.
>
> Errr, it isn't a freeze. It is a tiny bug. You need to hit return and you
> get the prompt.
>
> Civileme
>
>
> > what is it looking for that it
> > can't find? (ie, what is supposed to be next). Any suggestions how to
> > complete this upgrade from this point?
> > Running kernel 2.4.0 xfree4.01, nvidia drivers, and ... I can't think of
> > what else you may need to know.
> > TIA,
> > -s
> >
> > On Sunday 28 January 2001 02:36 pm, you wrote:
> > > Faisal,
> > >
> > > The others have given good suggestions but there is another way to do it
> > > if you're wanting to use theme manager as you may have used in KDE 1.1.x
> > > in previous versions of Mandrake. To do this you will have to upgrade
> > > your version of KDE to 2.1 which has the Theme Manager in it.
> > >
> > > ftp://ftp.ciril.fr/pub/linux/mandrake-devel/unsupported/i586/kde2.1beta2
> > >
> > > this URL has all the packages you will need to upgrade to KDE2.1beta2.
> > > I've been running this version on both my home machine and my workstation
> > > at work and it's very stable.
> > >
> > > ftp://ftp.ciril.fr/pub/linux/mandrake-devel/unsupported/i586
> > >
> > > There are a few packages that you very well may need along with the other
> > > KDE packages and they are egcs-1.1.2-40mdk and
> > > egcs-libstdc++-1.1.2-40mdk. you can get these two packages from the
> > > second address.
> > >
> > > *** TO PERFORM THESE UPGRADES THEY MUST BE DONE AS ROOT USER ***
> > >
> > > to do the upgrade simply place all the packages downloaded into one
> > > directory by themselves. Run the install test first to make sure all
> > > dependencies are satisfied. Do NOT attempt to force the isntallation. You
> > > will only end up breaking your system. To run the install test use this
> > > command:
> > >
> > > rpm -Uvh --test *.rpm
> > >
> > > The machine should take off and begin chugging through the packages. If
> > > there is a dependency problem it will return a message to the terminal
> > > and tell you what it is. If there are no problems then it will return to
> > > the command prompt. At this point you should drop out to a console issue
> > > the install command. You REALLY don't want to be running X when you do
> > > the install. Log out of your X-windows session and restart to a console.
> > > If you don't have that option then reboot your machine and at the LILO
> > > prompt type linux 3 which will boot the machine to a console login. At
> > > this point issue the command to install the packages:
> > >
> > > rpm -Uvh *.rpm
> > >
> > > When it is finished it will come back to a command prompt. There are two
> > > more things left to do before you restart your machine.
> > >
> > > rpm --rebuilddb
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > update-menus
> > >
> > > That's all there is to it. Now just restart your machine and enjoy
> > > KDE2.1beta2. O and theme manager too. You will find it under "Look N
> > > Feel" in Control Center.
>
>
-- Lorne Schachter (732) 819-0460, (732)819-0460 (FAX) http://www.intac.com/~lorne
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