Hello,
I just downloaded the 1st install CD of Mandrake 10.1 community because I wanted to try out this distro. I have an old computer that some other distros seemed to have some trouble with, but MandrakeMove booted fine from CD, so I deciced to try the full OS on it. Since I only installed packages from the one CD, the system has very minimal components installed. It has defaulted to using IceWM, but I would like to install Gnome instead. Also, there are no web browsers installed either! I tried installing more software, but the only installation medium I can chose is the CD, and when I select Gnome and Mozilla packages, they are not installed, yet the program reports the installation/update was a success??? I tried updating from the list of ftp servers that it found, but I keep getting an error saying that the servers are not conifugred...
Does Mandrake's RPMDrake work similar to Apt-get or similar package managers? How do I install new software from online rather than just the CD? Is there an Apt repo for mandrake anywhere? Does this require me to subscribe to the Mandrake club?
I don't want to pay any money just yet, so thats why I downloaded the community ISO version. Then If I like Mandrake, I will contribute & get the full version. But I would at least like to try out Mandrake before I decide to sign up for the club.
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