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| 275392 | 2004-09-25 00:54:00 | I recently upgraded my sons Xandros 2.0 to 2.1. The most obvious change is the addition of the Opera browser with its aggravating message, buy now and get rid of the adverts. This is annoying enough but its worse when there is no alternative and no uninstall option. I went to Xandros Networks and downloaded and installed Mozilla Network Suite but I cant get it to be the default browser so all the desktop shortcuts bring up Opera. The edit/preferences/make default is missing. How can I make Mozilla the default browser. | i-gordon (962) | ||
| 275393 | 2004-09-25 03:33:00 | Hmm ... I was never a fan of Xandros having the default (and only) browser as Opera in the ad-sponsered version. To make Mozilla the default browser, have you tried going through the KMenu (Launch) to Preferences > Preferred Applications? I can't remember if Xandros has this menu item, as I know it has customised KDE quite a bit. | Jen C (20) | ||
| 275394 | 2004-09-25 04:10:00 | Jen C, No preferred applications on the Kmenu. How can I uninstall Opera. If I get rid of Opera, Mozilla may become the default browser because it the only one. I'm not worried about killing Xandros because I will just reinstall the previous version that hasn't got Opera if it all turns to custard. Just saves all the aggro if I can fix it. |
i-gordon (962) | ||
| 275395 | 2004-09-25 10:20:00 | > How can I uninstall Opera. From PCQuest (www.pcquest.com): Launch>Xandros Networks. Under Installed Applications on the left pane, you will be able to see all the applications installed on your system, and clicking on these applications will give you an option to remove it. Or if that doesn't work then in a terminal/konsole/command line (or whatever Xandros calls it) window can you not enter: apt-get remove opera You'll probably have to be root to remove opera (so type su then enter the administrator's password then type the above command). HTH |
stevie_boy (478) | ||
| 275396 | 2004-09-25 11:17:00 | Thanks for the reply stevie. Opera is not listed under the installed apps, that was the problem. Anyway I have done a custom reinstall and deselected Opera. Then installed Mozilla from the Xandros Networks. Brilliant install program 20 min tops and all settings are retained in the home partition so no resetting everything. Clean install and everything exactly as it was before. I only wish I could install it on my comp but it hates Asus Mobos and intel chips. AMD chips are linux friendly. | i-gordon (962) | ||
| 275397 | 2004-09-25 11:41:00 | > I only wish I could install > it on my comp but it hates Asus Mobos and intel > chips. AMD chips are linux friendly. Hmm ... well I have Intel CPU's for both my machines and don't have any problems with them under Linux. Is your ASUS mobo reasonably new? Xandros is Debian based, which means they use *older* kernels than most other distro's even on new OS releases. This is how Debian gets it name for stability - stick with the old well tested stuff rather than more bleeding edge packages/kernels. If you mobo is newish, it may not have all the support it requires under the older kernels. I have a ASUS mobo in the machine which runs Fedora, and it is fully functional. |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 275398 | 2004-09-25 12:38:00 | If you mobo is > newish, it may not have all the support it requires > under the older kernels. CPU is P4 2.66 Ghz Mobo is a Asus P4S8x-x. it has a on board SiS net card & Intel Sound Max. As well as Xandros which wont even install, I have tried Mandrake 9.1 & 10.0 both had sound & Network problems. Ark Linux also had problems, I cant remember what they were. Yoper works OK but every time I change LILO to windows default it wrecks LILO. I installed the Knoppix CD on my hard drive and I liked it, but it was over the top security wise, (you are not authorised/allowed to change this/that, not supported, yadda yadda). Some distros need to have all the big buisness security disabled in Home Editions to make them more user friendly for home desktops. I agree with protecting the system, but moving a few files around and changing a few settings without having to type passwords every few minutes. I Have SUSE home edition running now and I am still playing. None of these distros will work with my NVidia Twin View although Suse is looking promising it works in clone mode but not extended. |
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