From: "Adam Flinton" 


"Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote in
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> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
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> > Assuming you're using KDE (given refs about konq)...
>
> Yeppers.
>
> > & assuming you're running the GUi in English....if it's in
> > Finnish.....you're on your own you weird semi-hungarian 
>
>  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" &....

> >
> > "K"/Configuration/Packaging & then:
>
> No such thing. I must have not installed something... I'll look for it
> tomorrow.
>

OK possibly my poor explanation...

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?

Once you've clicked on the "K" is there then a sub menu called
"Configuration"? If so click on that. On the Configuration sub
sub menu....is there a sub sub sub mnu choice called "packaging"?
If so click on that. et voila...the software install etc choices.
>
> > Install Software installs software
>
> If that was there, even I might have been able to get that :-)
>
>
> > Mandrake Update looks for updates to Mandrake
> > Remove Software removes software
> > Software Sources Manager allows you to set up & manage software
> > sources (http, ftp, local disk etc.)
>
> 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).

i.e. you can just open a terminal & type urpmi . NB given
you're installing etc software you usually have to su first such that
you're root.

> > I would advise PLF for stuff which Mandrake don't wish to package (e.g.
> > DVD playing / ripping stuff)
> > http://plf.zarb.org/
> [snip]
>
> Thanks, I am so bookmarking all of these.
>
>

No probs.

Adam

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