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<0> ok
<0> but it says i dont have root access
<1> then you need to get root access
<0> even if i typed the root p***word.. it says authentication failed
<1> sharavanan: are you sure you remember the root p***word correctly ?
<2> sharavanan, what distro
<0> ubuntu
<2> sudo -i
<1> sharavanan: ok. sudo -i
<1> it will ask for *your* p***word
<0> sudo: illegal option -i
<1> sudo su -
<0> its now root@ubuntu:- ~
<1> sharavanan: ok. cd back to where you were. then do the rpm -Uvh your.rpm again
<1> and why are you using rpm files on ubuntu anyway
<1> ?
<0> i downloaded some files
<1> you can just use apt-get install whateveryouwant
<0> applications
<0> im new to linux
<2> sharavanan, what do you want to install
<0> i want to install rpmwiz
<0> then need to install firefox
<2> what is rpmwiz
<1> vipersniper: a gui for rpms
<2> oh
<0> a graphical frontend for rpm
<0> i need to install python also
<2> cause, apt-get install firfox works fine ;)
<2> *firefox
<2> apt-get install python
<1> and python is already installed
<2> apt-get install firefox
<1> i think firefox is also installed
<0> yes
<0> but newer version
<2> apt-get dist-upgrade
<0> ok
<0> and any ideas where can i download usefull softwares for linux...
<0> and can i install KDE on ubuntu
<2> yes, use apt-get for ubuntu ;)
<1> hehe
<0> thx for the info viper
<2> you can install kubuntu
<0> thx
<2> sharavanan, http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/kde.html
<3> bye all
<0> let me try
<0> not really working
<0> its says done done done
<0> thats it.. back to normal
<1> sharavanan: http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper#Where_to_look_for_new_programs
<2> sharavanan, aptitiude install kubuntu-desktop
<2> *aptitude
<4> actually it's ~$ sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
<0> i dont have the kde package
<4> sharavanan: repository problem.
<0> thats the problem now
<0> ya ya
<5> sharavanan try going to kde.org
<4> http://dalnet.merconline.com/node/169
<0> am there
<4> do those steps
<4> after that you can apt-get almost all the packages you need
<0> ok thx.. one moment pls
<5> and sharavanan if ubuntu is too hard for you since your are a newbie, try mandriva linux,
<0> how to check version of linux
<2> sharavanan, did you do the apt-get dist-upgrade first
<0> yeps
<0> nothing.. samba error
<4> vipersniper: that won't help unless he updates the repositories list
<0> how to do that
<2> apt-get update
<4> sharavanan: I gave you a simple howto
<4> only 11 steps
<6> arnold lane
<4> less than a minute if work
<0> oki... 1 minute
<1> sharavanan: start at the top
<5> lol
<5> hi ya Enchanter_tim
<1> hey Nate_Grey :)
<1> how is life?
<5> ok
<4> Enchanter_tim: is gentoo hard to update ?
<1> Al-Ashtar: nope.
<2> just requires patients ;)
<1> Al-Ashtar: at this moment im recompiling my *entire* system
<1> hehe
<4> Enchanter_tim: how would you go about updating the whole system ?
<7> emerge -vaD world?
<1> Al-Ashtar: emerge -uD world
<1> i used to do emerge -uDq world
<4> Enchanter_tim: that would download the packages AND install'em ?
<1> hehe
<0> working.. yeay
<1> Al-Ashtar: and compile them
<7> ./me flips finger
<0> dankiew all the c-fu'z
<1> :)
<4> wtf ?
<0> c-fu means... teacher
<1> sharavanan: can you now install the new firefox?
<0> i think so... let me finish this 1st
<4> Enchanter_tim: if he followed my steps that would update his *entire* system to the latest versions
<4> well, latest binary version to be exact.
<4> _some_ are not the latest
<4> like x-chat
<4> it would install 2.6.2
<4> while the latest is 2.6.6
<4> no wait
<4> it would install 2.6.4
<4> sorry about that
<2> Al-Ashtar, emerge --sync && emerge -avDu world && dispatch-conf --> thats the best way to update a system or the best way to break it also ;)
<4> apt-get dist-upgrade
<0> how to check what version ubuntu im running
<4> cat /etc/issue
<0> warty warthog
<0> ???
<0> ubuntu 4.10
<0> oh my gawd... vely vely olde
<4> WOW
<4> that's like .... old
<0> 2004
<2> yeah, the like the animal theme a spin of Debian toy story ;)
<4> no worries
<0> where to get gnome themes ah
<4> sharavanan: did you follow the steps I gave you word for word ?
<0> yeps
<2> *they
<0> its running
<0> package number 30 now
<7> gnome-look.org art.gnome.org
<4> sharavanan: that will upgrade your system to 6.06.1 LTS Dapper Drake
<0> ooo k k
<8> any logmein equivallent web client to connect to linux machine remotely.
<8> ?
<9> problem with grub. I got 1 SATA and 1 IDE HDD. how to differentiate which one is hd0 and hd1? What command should be used? I'm using fedora core 5.
<10> unixtech
<4> how big in the IDE and how big is the SATA ?
<9> both 80gb
<8> jblack do fdisk -l and find out .
<9> i'm using sata for fc5 and ide for winxp.
<8> Jckey23
<8> use fdisk -l
<8> hard disk which has root partition u would be aware of and u cud find it out that way
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