So in the end did it work? It's fairly unusual for linux to crash. Also you can also use the Graphical programs like rpmdrake under config > Package management > install software to install new stuff. Large downloads can be a problem with linux for those who don't have broadband. There are a few advantages though using Mandrake update you can update linux easily and most of the programs that come with it unlike windows were you'd have to visit Windows update then the home page for each application you've run. Still I'd agree it's not quite up there with windows in some areas like user-friendliness. But its ahead in others and getting better all the time. Really user-friendliness isn't to bad if you stick to the Common tasks like music email internet productivity etc. How ever when you start using Beta software like Mplayer your bound to run in to problems on any platform. Ever tried using beta Windows software theres just as many problems.
Still At least they're working on It and it is getting better. > > C Harland wrote: > > The commands should acctually look like this the silly word wrap > > stuffed them up sorry about that. And the first command should be > like > > this the other was for Cooker not Mandrake 9.0. > > > > urpmi.addmedia plf ftp://ftp.easynet.fr/plf/9.0 with hdlist.cz > > urpmi lynx > > lynx -source http://plf.zarb.org/plf.asc | gpg --import > > Everything was peachy thus far... > > > urpmi mplayer > > urpmi started about its business (32MB of downloads, gulp!), so > I had lunch, showered, came back and it had done quite well having > grabbed over 20MB in that time. Then the computer froze...the mouse > pointer froze, I couldn't Ctrl-Alt-Bkspce or ANYTHING, except the > f&%king power button. I restarted, got online again, to find that > none of the rpm's already downloaded were remembered by urpmi when > I went to restart... > > You know the words I uttered... > > > You could still consider compiling your own version its not that > hard > > and does support more movie file types. > > > > http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies > > - What's on at your local cinema? > > Any attempts at compiling anything on my system seem to end > in disaster. At the end of the day linux is touted as becoming > close in user-friendliness to Windows. Thats a little ambivalent > to state, since if you plan on updating your system it can become > a giant can of worms. All I need is to switch the PC on, run my > GUI based software, and load new stuff as required. Thats why LOTS > of people wont touch linux, since Windows by-and-by is a clear > winner in the friendly stakes in that regard. Is it such an issue > to have all dependancies wrapped in one file, to install say a > video editing package? Currently you get a mish-mash of pieces, > pulled together by apps like urpmi, but those apps have a steep > learning curve which is unnecessary and frustrating to me... > > Kind regards, > > Chris Wilkinson, Middle Earth, New Zealand. > > MICRO$LOTH FREE ZONE! > http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies - What's on at your local cinema?
