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Posted by: MacTCP on 2008-02-10 18:52:19
I'm installing Mandriva Limited 2005 on my B&W right now! :beige: It's my first time using Linux.
Specifications:
450mhz G3
CD-ROM Drive
384mb RAM
Zip Drive
40GB HD (there's also a second 20GB HD inside used for Mac OS 9)
And of course, ATi Rage 128 😛
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2008-02-10 20:30:54
Installation didn't go as planned 😉 I think I'll get Kubuntu… |
Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-02-11 06:30:14
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/ports/releases/gutsy/release/
You'll find the 7.10 version of Kubuntu there.
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2008-02-11 12:47:03
Nah, I'm going with Slackintosh. *is downloading the .isos*
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-02-11 13:34:17
Nah, I'm going with Slackintosh. *is downloading the .isos* Praise Bob!! I'm running Slackware on my PCs. If you want to cut your teeth with GNU/Linux, any Slackware-based distro is where it's at (even Arch, although it's actually derived from CRUX despite it's Slack-like nature). 😀
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Posted by: benjgvps on 2008-02-11 13:47:28
I could never get xubuntu 7.10 working on my iMac. Though I really want to mess with Linux on my iMac.
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-02-11 13:52:38
I could never get xubuntu 7.10 working on my iMac. Though I really want to mess with Linux on my iMac. What problem did you have? I could walk you through it.
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2008-02-11 17:22:07
I'm not going to even try using the text-based mac-fdisk partitioner-thing for Slackintosh…
Kubuntu it is then.
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Posted by: chris on 2008-02-11 17:40:24
Why? It's not THAT hard... though if you refuse to use the first text-based tool you find, then no, Slackware isn't for you.
Kubuntu probably would suit you well, though.
(Note to clarify: No offense was intended in the previous. Please do not take any without permission. If you wish to have some offense, ask politely and I will provide it. Thank you)
(Another note to clarify: The previous note was a sarcastic allusion to the fact that many of the members of the human race take it upon themselves to find offense in every situation. In no way, shape, or form, am I implying that any members of this forum are the same, but I felt it was necessary to clarify since some may or may not be.)
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2008-02-11 17:52:10
Thank you? 😛
Anyhow, I tried to use the text partitioner, but I thought,"Why bother when I could be using a graphical one???"
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-02-11 18:26:11
But WHY are you using the Live CD? ALternate Installation CD FTW!! 😛
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2008-02-11 18:33:41
I dunno <_>
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2008-02-11 19:23:59
Slackintosh is installing right now. See? I'm not a sissy! 😉
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2008-02-12 07:45:41
I installed it! I installed Window Maker as the window manager in the installer. Now how do I get to it?
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-02-12 07:50:05
OK, if you want to make WM the default window manager, type "xwmconfig" on the console and it will ask you which window manager you want to run as default. Once you've done that, type "startx" to start Xorg.
You can also modify the /etc/inittab and change the default runlevel to the one that launches the login manager, be it GDM, KDM, or XDM. Make the change, save the file, and then restart. I use GNU nano for editing files on the console.
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2008-02-12 08:01:26
Once you've done that, type "startx" to start Xorg.
It says stuff about the X Window System and then:
Fatal Server Error:
Caught signal 7. Server aborting
Then it talks about connection reset by peer.
Could this be related to the fact that I didn't install disc 4? I kept downloading it and burning it from different mirrors, but it spat it out each time.
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2008-02-12 08:20:20
This is what happens
Should I reinstall seeing if disc 4 might work somehow?
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-02-12 08:53:25
Have you configured Xorg yet? run "X -configure" to have Xorg autodetect and create a working xorg.conf file for you. It will most likely put it in your home folder and call it "xorg.conf.new". Just backup the old xorg.conf file in /etc/X11 (if it exists in there) by renaming it to "xorg.conf.bak" using the "mv" command. Then use the same mv command to move the file that was just created over to the /etc/X11/ folder.
Make sure that when you move the new file to that location that you type it in the following manner:
mv xorg.conf /etc/X11/ That slash after the "X11" is VERY important. That means you're moving the file into that directory. If you exclude the slash, the mv command will assume that you want to move the file to REPLACE the X11 directory in /etc. So be VERY careful when typing that. This actually applies not just to this command, but whenever you use the mv command to move a file into a directory.
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2008-02-12 09:06:24
run "X -configure" to have Xorg autodetect and create a working xorg.conf file for you. Result
mv xorg.conf /etc/X11/
Result
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