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[billy_gates]

I was wondering if you would be willing to help me set up my linux box to make it "easy" like you say linux is.  I'm gonna download RH 9 when they release it on FTP, then I will install it.  Your info seems to have a bogus AIM and you don't accept PM's, this was the only way to reach you.  If you are interested in helping reduce the use of Windows on my PC to games only please email ([email protected]) or AIM me (jeffberg3000)

Thx for any help you are willing to give.

[ April 06, 2003: Message edited by: Billy Gates: Mac Comrade Captain ]

[slave]

Word, X11.

RH9 is the perfect choice.  GNOME reminds me more of Mac OS (9 more than 10) than KDE does, especially by default.  It's also the best-made Linux OS, and has the least issues.  I'll certainly help ya with any problems you have.  There's one thing that makes it particularly easy and that's apt-rpm.  I'll show you how to use it when you get RH9 installed.

BTW you don't have to wait until RH puts it on their FTP, you can use bit torrent (forgot the link, google for it)

[slave]

I'm downloading RH9 via bit torrent as I type this.  I want to try it out and it will also help me help you with any troubles you have.  The beta was pretty slick, this should be even better.

link:

http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/

[ April 06, 2003: Message edited by: Linux User #5225982375 ]

[billy_gates]

downloading it now, However its only goin 10KBps so it will be a while 1700MB.

[Siplus]

eek...i have a dial-up, (5k/sec download) so i always have to ask friends to dl linux distros for me. i think i'm going to buy RH9 though...

[billy_gates]

quote:Originally posted by Siplus: *Capitalist*:
eek...i have a dial-up, (5k/sec download) so i always have to ask friends to dl linux distros for me. i think i'm going to buy RH9 though...

What is the advantage of buying it?  The personal edition didn't even come with installation support and only 30 days of basic network setup support.  I guess it does have printed manuels though.

[billy_gates]

quote:Originally posted by Linux User #5225982375:
Word, X11.

RH9 is the perfect choice.  GNOME reminds me more of Mac OS (9 more than 10) than KDE does, especially by default.  It's also the best-made Linux OS, and has the least issues.  I'll certainly help ya with any problems you have.  There's one thing that makes it particularly easy and that's apt-rpm.  I'll show you how to use it when you get RH9 installed.

BTW you don't have to wait until RH puts it on their FTP, you can use bit torrent (forgot the link, google for it)

Got it downloaded burned and its installing right now.  I chose the completely default Desktop installation, just so I don't complicate things.  Now what is this apt-rpm.  Also it would be much easier to talk with you if we could do it on AIM, again its jeffberg3000
if u wanna use ICQ I have that too 103334603

[slave]

Ok, but I'll have to set up an AIM account as I use MSN only currently.  

Download this RPM and install it (double click it in nautilus)

http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/redhat/9/apt/apt-0.5.5cnc4.1-fr1.20030325a.2.i386.rpm

After that type

>apt-get update

on the command line to refresh the package repository.  Then type

>apt-get install synaptic

to install the graphical software installer frontend to apt-rpm.

Tell me if you need help!

[billy_gates]

quote:Originally posted by Linux User #5225982375:
Ok, but I'll have to set up an AIM account as I use MSN only currently.  

Download this RPM and install it (double click it in nautilus)

http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/redhat/9/apt/apt-0.5.5cnc4.1-fr1.20030325a.2.i386.rpm

After that type

>apt-get update

on the command line to refresh the package repository.  Then type

>apt-get install synaptic

to install the graphical software installer frontend to apt-rpm.

Tell me if you need help!

Oh, I've used apt-get before, on my mac, that is how I download fink stuff, this is getting better already.

[Pantso]

Yep, fink is identical to Synaptic. Both use the apt-get package management system and they r00l!

[ April 07, 2003: Message edited by: Panos ]

[Siplus]

quote: What is the advantage of buying it? The personal edition didn't even come with installation support and only 30 days of basic network setup support. I guess it does have printed manuels though.

well, the most important reason is that i can not download it, and i don't feel like bugging my friends for the next 4 months to get them to dl it for me...

[billy_gates]

having some problems now.  I installed that RPM fine, but when I do apt-get in the terminal it says the command doesn't exist.

[slave]

Are you root?

Also try typing /sbin/apt-get instead of apt-get

/sbin is where the system programs are often kept.

[billy_gates]

thx for your help, that apt-get thing makes it so much easier to install software.  I even got vncserver installed and running.  Now I can use my Linux box from my Mac, until I get a better monitor for it.  Also somehow Linux automatically installed my printer that was shared from my windows box, just like my Mac, good job RH (or whoever did that)

I do have one ?.  In VNC it seems to drop out the antialiasing and cursor shadow.  Is there any way to keep those?  I like them, and over a lan it won't slow it down much.

[Calum]

quote:Originally posted by Siplus: *Capitalist*:

well, the most important reason is that i can not download it, and i don't feel like bugging my friends for the next 4 months to get them to dl it for me...

isn't there some company that will download it for almost cost price in your area? there are three such companies in my area that i have used satisfactorily. (best is www.linuxemporium.co.uk for anybody in the UK) i got red hat (actually from http://smb-computing.co.uk/ ) for