Jano wrote:
Hello,
I have just joined the n00b list, so I thought I'd introduce myself.
I have used mandrake sporadically (sporadic= once a year) for the last
four or so years. I would get a disto in a magazine or download it,
install it on some spare junk machine, play around with it for a little,
get frustrated, then never use it again until I came across another
disto. I am fairly proficient with windows, and just have been too busy
to go through the learning curve to get fully on Linux. So I remain an
extreme newbie in the Linux forum. But lately the power of Linux is
becoming more and more apparent and so I must get my butt in gear!
So, that aside, here is my initial questions.
1.) I downloaded Mandriva just last week. When selecting what packages
to be installed, I selected most of the options (workstation, web and
ftp server, etc). Once installation was complete, and was logged into
KDE, no programs were listed on the start menu, and the "additional
apps" button on the menu was grayed out. Did I do something incorrect? I
have since dug out and installed a copy of Makdrake 10.
try opening a console (or terminal) and type 'menudrake'.
Check out the 'drakes' at Mandriva wiki page at:
http://mandriva.vmlinuz.ca/index.php/Main_Page
trhey automate just about everything for you.
2.) Now using Mandrake 10, the first thing I did was download FireFox.
The install directions say "unzip to desired directory". In Linux, what
is the equivalent of the "program files" in windows?
Forget the download.
Mandriva has its own software management (urpmi) which takes care of
everything for you.
Go to the wiki again, and check it out. Also go to one of the 'easy
urpmi' sites such as:
http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/
enter the distribution (I assume 2006) tick go for main/contrib/plf free
& non-free, select a mirror, and follow the instructions. At this stage
don't go for 2007, and especially not cooker - 2006 is stable.
(PLF free & non-free are the packages that might cause the lawyers in
some countries to start sending letters to Mandrake: stuff that allows
you to watch DVDs that you've bought, for example).
After that you can either open the mandriva control centre, go to
software search for firefox to install, or you can go to a console again
and (as root - type 'su' and enter the root password) type 'urpmi
firefox' (or is it 'mozilla-firefox'?) and that's it.
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