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| Thread ID: 39956 | 2003-11-23 01:43:00 | Who can help a Linux Newbie..?? | Diogenes (4901) | Press F1 |
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| 194081 | 2003-11-23 01:43:00 | Hi all I'm new to Linux (like.. brand new). I have downloaded and installed RedHat 9.0. My problems so far have been trying to play MP3's and video clips. After a few days (and a gallon of coffee), I have managed alienate most of my family, but have succeeded in getting MP3's to play. I have even managed to access the NTFS drive where my music is held. I am trying now to get Xine installed. I downloaded the two RPM's (one for the program, and one for the GUI). When trying to install them, I get hung up with dependencies. Each RPM needs another before it can install. My question is, is there another 'flavour' of Linux that comes with most of this supported already..? If not, could someone point me to a site that has some basic (I mean... real basic) instructions for installing RPM's, and some tutorials. Sorry for rambling... too little sleep, and too many error messages..!! |
Diogenes (4901) | ||
| 194082 | 2003-11-23 02:28:00 | rpm -ivvh blah*.rpm :D will load blah-12.22-2.rpm. The wildcard "*" is very useful. Dependencies are a nuisance (but I'd sooner have a message like that that software which "nearly" works). The Mandrake GUI software installer handles dependencies by fetching what's needed. Perhaps the RH9 GUI one does too. I have got Mandrake 9 on a coup,le of boxes, but the other troubles I've had with Mandrake mean they will soon have RH. ;-) If you note down the exact dependency errors it doesn't take too long to select the appropriate packages (though a dual CD installation helps sometimes) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 194083 | 2003-11-23 04:15:00 | Do a hunt for apt and it's graphical front end called Synaptic (ok, I'll help) - . net/apt/" target="_blank">freshrpms . net . There is also Yellowdog's Yum(haven't used ths one- . linuxcompatible . org/story23298 . html" target="_blank">www . linuxcompatible . org These allow you to install packages from repositories and resolve any dependencies . Ensure any other tools that read the your rpm database such as the RH software installation proggy are closed first otherwise the above will conflict with it and lockup- found this out the hard way . Good luck . |
mark.p (383) | ||
| 194084 | 2003-11-23 05:05:00 | GL you don't even need the "rpm" extension rpm -ivh blah* does just as well ;). | mark.p (383) | ||
| 194085 | 2003-11-23 06:46:00 | If you give up on redhat, mandrake might work a bit better for you. Unlike redhat they left mp3 support in and the included URPMI handles most dependencies. If you need any 3rd party programs for mandrake then Easy URPMI (plf.zarb.org) will tell urpmi how to find them. The PLF source has packages that can't be included with mandrake for legal reasons (eg DVD decoders etc). |
bmason (508) | ||
| 194086 | 2003-11-23 07:00:00 | I second that. I found Mandrake very easy to work with especially with the Mandrake control panel. | nzStan (440) | ||
| 194087 | 2003-11-23 07:04:00 | i went with mandrake 9.2, because redhat was to hard to navigate. mandrake comes with xine, but you need to install it manually under packages:istall packages: "searcxh for: xine" then you will need to install / download "libdvdcss". I did this all to day! |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 194088 | 2003-11-23 07:19:00 | Oh btw - I am a new Linux user too. I attended an installation training course conducted by Jonathan Horsman at AUT in September (refer to www.59uptime.com). Anyone who doesn't know anything about Linux should attend at least this one (in Auckland). At $30 for a one Saturday course (9am to 3pm) it is a bargain. | nzStan (440) | ||
| 194089 | 2003-11-23 08:31:00 | Mandrake admittedly comes with better multimedia support. Sadly Ive never been able to get it to work on 3 test PC's, yet Ive got Redhat working on all those, and have tried many other Distros (Slackware, LFS, Lycoris, JAMD, Yoper). AFAIK, Yoper comes with a lot as well (multimedia wise) and is based on Redhat (Which I'd recommend... err.. Fedora Core 1 actually is newest). Goto distrowatch.com and have a look there at the package listings. MPlayer may be a better choice too (There's VLC also, plus Xine they make the 3 most common "media" players.. not including XMMS with smpeg ;-)). If you're in Aucks (Well, anywhere really), I can hook you up with all the aforementioned distros if you do decide to change (Sticking with Redhat 9 is possibly still a good option), send me an email: Chilling_Silence[at]orcon[dot]net[dot]nz Hope this helps, and Congrats on getting NTFS to work, as finding the plugin is something that lots of clueless n00b's get stuck on :-) Cheers Chill. BTW - Welcome to PressF1 :-) |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 194090 | 2003-11-23 18:29:00 | i second mplayer for playing dvd's, because i was watching a dvd and doing a (whole) lot of stuff at the same time. tho it may not be a good idea on a 15" (for those who don't know mine is a 19"0 |
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