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Absolutely, they will install the shit in about everywhere, the /opt being the most annoying, or worst breaking compatibilities if you had dared installed your own version of a bin somewhere under /usr/binQuote:
Originally Posted by friscofrankie
basically you lose control of your setup and have to hope that some fuckwit did the proprer testing before deploying the package, since they can't do as it's an impossible task to have it 100% right
very easy, even a retard like CMN with enough training could do it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by NickA
cd package-XXXX ; more README ; ./configure --prefix=/usr/local etc...
make ; make install
Done !!!
well, that was easy.
:)
how do i make the font bigger though.
the writing on teakdoor is all small.
i have got azureus running, but when i click on download torrent, the firefox thingummy that shows you what file you have downloaded is very different to the one in windows.
i don't seem to have the option of just clicking on the torrent file to open it.
Most distros comply to the Filesystem Hierarchy StandardQuote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly
: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html
and install apps and lib according to this standard. Old executables and libs (including deps) are deleted when you update a pkg.
And about /opt, it's rarely used by most pkg managers:
Code:[wallalai[at]desktop ~]$ ls -al /opt
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-03-19 20:21 ./
drwxr-xr-x 20 root adm 4096 2008-06-09 11:54 ../
also, i need all my windows passwords for torrent sites and forums.
is there any way of getting them from windows without booting into my windows system?
also, how do i make vlc my default media player and azureus my default torrent client?
^^ When you download a torrent the firefox's dialog box will pop and you have to chose "Open with" and then browse where your azureus executable is (/usr/bin/azureus or /usr/local/bin/azureus); then you can choose "Always open with" in the pop-up window.
Actually if the .torrent is downloaded it should be in /home/chiangmainoon/.azureus/torrents. From there right-click on the .torrent file and choose: open with.
To make vlc your default video app right-click on any video file type and like for torrents "Open with" then "always use this program" in the dialog box.
About passwords for torrents and forums I don't know, I never register them in firefox.
thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wallalai
i don't get that option unfortunately.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wallalai
not really...Quote:
Originally Posted by Wallalai
most package mangers ignore the /usr/local hierarchy But I am not a package manager user or expert. I just avoid using it on Suse and in Slackware the package manager is just a gzip file compressed with dir structure from the root and does absolutely no dependency resolution; in short, practically useless.Quote:
Originally Posted by the above referenced website
When building a system the use of the system will dictate what distro to use. I am tempted to move to BSD or LFS (linux from scratch) and have been every time I upgrade my system. I stick with Slackware simply because it as close to BSD & LFS as any distro out there and takes about 20 minutes to install and have running with X and all normal desktop applications. Then another two - three hours to configure for what I want.
Again, this is of little consequence to normal daily users. I want my apps segregated under local; easy to mess about with configs for apache, MySQL, etc. /opt hierarchy is usually not in the path and requires more config work. So mine is pretty MT.
Probably not; you might just want to change your passwords to something yu can remember :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
if you are using KDE there is place for setting default apps in the file manager, "konqueror." Under settings, "configure Konqueror" the select File Associations.
For Firefox you should be prompted to save or open; after selecting open then you will get another box for an application to open the file that will have check box to "use this application every time..." or something like that. I have found it is unnecessary to do this for most files if I have my file associations set in the the file manager. I usually select "open with... even if I am prompted to browse for the application I ignor that click OK and the app runs with the file.
Under Gnome I have no clue, don't use it. Should be something similar though
If you choose to open with vlc the system will remember the association with the video file type. If you'll try another video player you will then get the choice in the right-click context menu. But the system usually open the file with the last application used.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
sod that, i can't even remember my names on some of the forums let alone the password.Quote:
Originally Posted by friscofrankie
i like this ubuntu thing though.
very sleek.
i think i'll keep using it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
That chap is pleased that you are pleased.
JxP
^
was that you?
bugger me.
small bloody world.
:)
is it my co-incidence that i have installed at a time when the internet is sharp? or is browsing much quicker than in windows?
btw, i must thank jardine for helping me out with the install.
love the add/delete programmes function.
needn't fuck around with google searches or anything.
Some sites save your password encrypted in cookies others may not store them and then you save them in your password manager or whatever. This you cannot retrieve so create new passwords and try to remember them long enough to log in using windows and ubuntu :)
do i have one of them?Quote:
Originally Posted by friscofrankie
^ Included by default in Firefox
never to fukk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wallalai
:(
how do i find it?
Which file manager are you using?Quote:
Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
On most of them you right click the file, then click on properties. It will have something like this...
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...rmal_snap7.jpg
click on the tools icon on the right, then you'll get....
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...rmal_snap8.jpg
Move the application (vlc) that you want to the top of the list, or add it if it isn't there.
If you don't get anything like this, tell me which file manager you are using.
For firefox, go to Edit-Preferences-Contebt-Files types and click on "manage"
Find TORRENT, click on change action, click on "open with this app" then click on browse, find /usr/bin/azureus (I think) and click on that.
When you log in a site with a username and password Firefox will ask you if you want to : remember, or not this time, or never for this site.
edit-preferences-security-password- click on "show passwords"Quote:
Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
then click "show passwords" again
jardine, help......Quote:
Originally Posted by NickA
nik asked me a nasty question.