From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:3e23cdab{at}w3.nls.net...
> >  hey, even I can't figure out computer stuff in Finnish,
> > the translations are from way way over there ;-)
> > (all my systems, inc. windoze, are in English if I have any
> > say in it)
>
> Good move....however .......I reckon it's a good way to learn a
> foreign language......I now know such great Swedish words as
> those whihc mean "print" & "Cancel" &....

Can't argue about the importance of that little bit of knowledge .
Oh, and that's probably one of the reasons I speak English; back when I
started messing with computers, nothing was in Finnish, so I had to read
the handbooks in English. Eventually it allowed me to sleep in English
classes in school without having to worry about my grades, wopee  ;-)


> the "K" is the button usually on the extreme left at the bottom
> of the screen. It is the KDE version of "start". Do you have that?

Hey! I am dumb with this thing, yes, I admit, but now you're insulting me -
if you were a bit closer I'd slap ya with a knackkorv! 


> Once you've clicked on the "K" is there then a sub menu
> called "Configuration"? If so click on that.

Nope, that's what's missing. I didn't have much time to play with it today,
but I'll see if I can re-install it or something. Do you think I can
install on top of an existing installation, like a "repair"
installation in Windows?


> > Software source, as in not source codes but places where
> > software is, right?
>
> Right it's where you source your software from. There is an easier
> way if you're feeling all techie....which is to look up "urpmi" which
> is the actual piece of code which does the business. All the rest
> are just GUI'es put on top of it. Google for urpmi or man urpmi
> (or possibly both if you feel like it).

Righty-ho, I'll look for that.


Antti Kurenniemi

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