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Simplex3 · 08:40 AM

Looking for some help moving to Linux? Drop the question here and we'll see what I can do. Some topics I expect we'll cover:

1. Installation
2. What apps do what?
3. My (hardware) isn't working (right)
4. Multi-media issues

Remember, if you need help sooner rather than later:

Kubuntu users:
1. Launch Konversation from the "Internet" menu.
2. Connect to #kubuntu by double clicking on it.
3. Ask away.

Suse users:
1. Install X-Chat
2. Connect to the Freenode network
3. Join the #suse channel
4. Ask away. There are usually about 280 helpful souls in there.

I'll also try to keep this up as a sort of FAQ. Non-question-specific posts will have a large, bold heading (see post #2).

*Note: Don't forget you can try out Linux without installing anything on your PC at all. Download one of the LiveCD versions, burn it to a disc, then reboot the PC with the LiveCD in the drive and your computer will load Linux and your hard disk will not be changed. You can get them at either of these links:
http://www.kubuntu.com/
http://www.novell.com/products/susel...rors_isos.html
http://www.mepis.org/
http://www.knoppix.org/

*Note: If I start asking you to run a bunch of things from a command prompt it isn't because that's the only way to do it, it's because that's the only way I can "control" what is happening on your end.

SLAG · 10-04-2006, 08:49 PM

7 hrs to dl 3.64 gigs.. not bad... coming from using a 2400 baud dial up in 1992 (born in 84 remember)

its done..

here i go

Simplex3 · 10-04-2006, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLAG02

7 hrs to dl 3.64 gigs.. not bad... coming from using a 2400 baud dial up in 1992 (born in 84 remember)

its done..

here i go

Jeezuz, I was born in '72. I was actually using a computer when you were hatched.

SLAG · 10-04-2006, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simplex3

Jeezuz, I was born in '72. I was actually using a computer when you were hatched.

heh

your old

nelson

HA HA

/nelson

SLAG · 10-04-2006, 10:20 PM

ok now im on slack ware

how do i get it to log in with a certin user every time and how do i have it startx everytime

SLAG · 10-04-2006, 10:36 PM

My mouse wheel is not workig and neither is my Sound

unlurking · 10-05-2006, 10:58 AM

Under /etc/X11/xorg.conf make sure you have the ZAxis line referenced below...

Quote:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

As root, try running alsaconf to congire the soundcard. Let me know if that doesn't work.

For a graphical login, edit the /etc/inittab file and change runlevel from 3 to 4...

Quote:

# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
id:3:initdefault:

Change it to:

# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
id:4:initdefault:

As far as automagical logins, I have never tried to do that, and would never recommend it.

unlurking · 10-05-2006, 10:59 AM

TI-994A Baby!!!

Simplex3 · 10-05-2006, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unlurking

TI-994A Baby!!!

Man, you were spoiled rotten. All I had was a Sinclair 1000.

unlurking · 10-05-2006, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simplex3

Man, you were spoiled rotten. All I had was a Sinclair 1000.

hahaha

It was my Dad's, but I ended up using it more than him. Parsec with the voice modulator rocked! Was stoked when we got the C64 though. Car Wars was probably the best text based game I've ever played.

SLAG · 10-06-2006, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unlurking

Under /etc/X11/xorg.conf make sure you have the ZAxis line referenced below...

As root, try running alsaconf to congire the soundcard. Let me know if that doesn't work.

For a graphical login, edit the /etc/inittab file and change runlevel from 3 to 4...
As far as automagical logins, I have never tried to do that, and would never recommend it.

Ok the ZAxis did not fix my mouse wheel problem- but the alsaconf did fix the sound-but now no mixer shows up on start up?

a few other things i am notcing- My DVD's wont play do i need the libcss or something like i did in suse?

also when i plug in my thumb drive it is not automatically reconized like it was in suse-

also- My NTFS partitions are locked to be accessed by root and not by anyone else any suggestions on this? i will probaby stick with slackware if i can work out these bugs-

where is Slackwares version of YaST? or is there not one?

jsut curious?/

thanks

Chris

SLAG · 10-08-2006, 09:43 AM

unlurking · 10-09-2006, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLAG02

Ok the ZAxis did not fix my mouse wheel problem- but the alsaconf did fix the sound-but now no mixer shows up on start up?

a few other things i am notcing- My DVD's wont play do i need the libcss or something like i did in suse?

also when i plug in my thumb drive it is not automatically reconized like it was in suse-

also- My NTFS partitions are locked to be accessed by root and not by anyone else any suggestions on this? i will probaby stick with slackware if i can work out these bugs-

where is Slackwares version of YaST? or is there not one?

jsut curious?/

thanks

Chris

What protocol are you using for your wheel mouse?

Check this line...
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

Yes, you need libcss just like SUSE.

You need to mount drives manually (which incidentall you needed to do under SUSE in order to get full asynchronous speeds (or at least I did)). Here's what I usually do...

mkdir /mnt/flash
mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/flash

when done using,

umount /dev/sda1

For your shared partition, edit your /etc/fstab file something like this...

/dev/hda6 /shared vfat auto,rw,umask=000 1 0

As far as YaST. Nope. None available. You can try using the normal KDE control center if you like. I don't use it for anything other than configuring my desktop settings, so couldn't tell you if it's any good.

For a mixer, from a CLI run "alsamixer", and save your settings. Then you should be able to use KMix in KDE like you normally do.

unlurking · 10-09-2006, 04:21 PM

Oh forgot.

Updating packages. Slack doesn't have a built-in product like SUSE Watcher for updating. There are several options in the "/extras" directory though. Most recommend slapt-get (supposed to be like apt-get for Debian) or slackpkg or swaret. You can google them for reviews etc. The one thing you MUST do, is ALWAYS read the CHANGELOG for the patches. Slack updates MUCH less frequently than other distros (mostly because it includes a lot less installed software), so reading the changelog is simple.

One of the most popular choices a Slackware user makes, is that they compile there own software/kernels, rather than relying on a distro or someone else. I mean, come on, is...

rpm -i --force file.rpm

...really that much more difficult than...

tar -zxvf file.src.gz
./config
make
make install

???

(OK, I am an unabashed Slackware bigot)

Anyways, while I always do the source compile, I also always use the "checkinstall" tool (also available under /extras). Change the last command like so...

tar -zxvf file.src.gz
./config
make
checkinstall

...and it will create a .tgz "package" (similar to an RPM) for use in the Slackware package manager. Then if for any reason you need to uninstall/reinstall, you can use an "rpm-like" command...

installpkg file.tgz
removepkg file.tgz

Also run "pkgtool" for a simple package manager utility.

Also, if you NEED to install an RPM (yes, I hate to admit that not all software people make source tarballs available, those bastage), you can use a simple utility to convert it to a .tgz package...

rpm2tgz file.rpm file.tgz

unlurking · 10-09-2006, 04:26 PM

OK, two more things I forgot to mention that should help...

www.linuxquestions.org has a great forum community with separate fora for each of the most popular distros. Great info there for SUSE and Slack users.

Also, if you prefer using packages rather than compiling your own apps, www.linuxpackages.net is a great site. Since 11.0 just came out, you may not find a whole lot just yet, but they grow quickly. Hell, compile and use checkinstall to create some packages and upload for others if you feel generous.

I checked, but libdvdcss is only available for 10.2 and below, so feel free to make one for 11.0 and submit it.

**morphius** · 12-04-2006, 09:10 AM

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http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html
http://www.linuxeq.com/

03-25-2006, 01:26 AM
Simplex3 MVP Join Date: Sep 2003 Casino cash: $10004900	Simplex3's SuSE Linux Converts Thread Looking for some help moving to Linux? Drop the question here and we'll see what I can do. Some topics I expect we'll cover: 1. Installation 2. What apps do what? 3. My (hardware) isn't working (right) 4. Multi-media issues Remember, if you need help sooner rather than later: Kubuntu users: 1. Launch Konversation from the "Internet" menu. 2. Connect to #kubuntu by double clicking on it. 3. Ask away. Suse users: 1. Install X-Chat 2. Connect to the Freenode network 3. Join the #suse channel 4. Ask away. There are usually about 280 helpful souls in there. I'll also try to keep this up as a sort of FAQ. Non-question-specific posts will have a large, bold heading (see post #2). Note: Don't forget you can try out Linux without installing anything on your PC at all. Download one of the LiveCD versions, burn it to a disc, then reboot the PC with the LiveCD in the drive and your computer will load Linux and your hard disk will not be changed. You can get them at either of these links: http://www.kubuntu.com/ http://www.novell.com/products/susel...rors_isos.html http://www.mepis.org/ http://www.knoppix.org/ Note: If I start asking you to run a bunch of things from a command prompt it isn't because that's the only way to do it, it's because that's the only way I can "control" what is happening on your end. Last edited by Simplex3; 01-24-2007 at 08:40 AM..
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10-09-2006, 04:21 PM	#298
unlurking MVP Join Date: Aug 2003 Casino cash: $7737309	Oh forgot. Updating packages. Slack doesn't have a built-in product like SUSE Watcher for updating. There are several options in the "/extras" directory though. Most recommend slapt-get (supposed to be like apt-get for Debian) or slackpkg or swaret. You can google them for reviews etc. The one thing you MUST do, is ALWAYS read the CHANGELOG for the patches. Slack updates MUCH less frequently than other distros (mostly because it includes a lot less installed software), so reading the changelog is simple. One of the most popular choices a Slackware user makes, is that they compile there own software/kernels, rather than relying on a distro or someone else. I mean, come on, is... rpm -i --force file.rpm ...really that much more difficult than... tar -zxvf file.src.gz ./config make make install ??? (OK, I am an unabashed Slackware bigot) Anyways, while I always do the source compile, I also always use the "checkinstall" tool (also available under /extras). Change the last command like so... tar -zxvf file.src.gz ./config make checkinstall ...and it will create a .tgz "package" (similar to an RPM) for use in the Slackware package manager. Then if for any reason you need to uninstall/reinstall, you can use an "rpm-like" command... installpkg file.tgz removepkg file.tgz Also run "pkgtool" for a simple package manager utility. Also, if you NEED to install an RPM (yes, I hate to admit that not all software people make source tarballs available, those bastage), you can use a simple utility to convert it to a .tgz package... rpm2tgz file.rpm file.tgz
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10-09-2006, 04:26 PM	#299
unlurking MVP Join Date: Aug 2003 Casino cash: $7737309	OK, two more things I forgot to mention that should help... www.linuxquestions.org has a great forum community with separate fora for each of the most popular distros. Great info there for SUSE and Slack users. Also, if you prefer using packages rather than compiling your own apps, www.linuxpackages.net is a great site. Since 11.0 just came out, you may not find a whole lot just yet, but they grow quickly. Hell, compile and use checkinstall to create some packages and upload for others if you feel generous. I checked, but libdvdcss is only available for 10.2 and below, so feel free to make one for 11.0 and submit it.
Posts: 10,620

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