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09-21-2003, 10:30 PM
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New to Linux
Well I have decided to install Linux (Mandrake) on my media box PC (I should have long ago), now I want from you a list of recomended apps I should install. I want to use this box for watching media files, DVD's, listening to MP3s etc I have a 5.1 Genius soundcard in it so I'll be wanting 5.1 sound also. Anyhitng else you think might be useful let me know.
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09-21-2003, 10:33 PM
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another question is will Linux be able to read and use a NTFS or Fat32 file system?
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09-21-2003, 10:41 PM
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READ NTFS yes........ write to it.... not yet. Fat 32 ...... read and write.
Mandrake's XMMS will actually play almost all of your media....... for DVD's Mplayer.
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09-21-2003, 10:44 PM
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ok cool, im sure i'll be asking more questions too, soon
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09-21-2003, 10:46 PM
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Lots of friendly penguins on Timo  Ask away!!
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09-22-2003, 12:13 AM
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along with mplayer you will need libdvdcss in order to play encrypted DVDs -you may still find it in rpm package over at www.rpmfind.net | |
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09-22-2003, 02:33 AM
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im running Mandrake 8.1 with KDE
How do I install software and drivers?
is there a good easy to understand guide on how to use what im running?
Last edited by VERT; 09-22-2003 at 02:39 AM.
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09-22-2003, 02:44 AM
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I have a ATI radeon 7500 but the drivers only start at 8500 so I guess I can use this driver, I imagine all the catalysts for linus are the same but it asks me what version of XFree86 im using which I have no idea, there is a check.sh I can run in the command line to find out but I dont know how to do this - it asks me what program to open it with but I see no command line
Linux seems very confusing
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09-22-2003, 02:48 AM
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I setup 2 users for the OS when installing, and I set one as default which it automatically logs in as each time but I dont want do this I want there to be a login screen for each user how do I set this up and is there a special administrator account that gives me more options.
edit ok I have sorted out the login thing but is there an administrator account?
and how can I connect to my other hard drives and other PC's on the network which use Windows file system, fat32 and ntfs?
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09-22-2003, 03:51 AM
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bah having been looking for information on how to install software and drivers for the last few hours, I cant believe that something so easy in windows can be so confusing and hard to do Linux. HELP
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