installing

ok i'm trying a few forum sites and non seem to be giving me answers really

so i trust this one the most

when i use

sudo apt-get install kdmtheme to install kdm themem manager

i got an error message after it says liuke installing and all

i also get an error message after using synaptic

please someone tell me how to either fix this or tell me what i'm doing wrong i'd really like to be come a regular linux user

thanks

Wolf

 

You can't expect us to know the error by osmosis?

Please post what it said, verbatim.

 

yeah i know sorry i was just on windows at the time but here it is

Errors were encountered while processing:
clvm
redhat-cluster-suite
system-config-cluster
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

and when i try and use synaptic i get this error

E: clvm: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3
E: redhat-cluster-suite: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: system-config-cluster: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

i have ubuntu 7.04

Wolf

 

so any suggestions?

cuz if i cant install anything really then there isint much point of using linux.... and i really want to

Wolf

 

sudo rm /etc/init.d/clvm
sudo apt-get remove clvm

Try that.

 

that seems to have worked so now that i've installed kdm theme how do i open it?

thanks in advance

Wolf

 

There is an entry added to the KDE control center (kcontrol). This assumes you are using KDE, of course!

 

assuming jdm and kde are the same thing thats what i installed but i dont ee it in the applications....

Wolf

 

Did you mean gdm? No, they work as login managers but are NOT the same.

KDM= KDE Logon Manager
GDM= Gnome Logon Manager

If you are using vanilla Ubuntu, you are using GDM, not KDM.

 

ok well i have no clue what ur saying i'm really just trying to get a freqakin theme manager that works lol it seems so hard but maybe i'm just looking in the wrong place

 

WHat kind of themes? For the desktop? Windows? What?

I find myself surprised that you are trying to theme the login screen already

 

haha i dont even mean to i meant desktop themes like on windows i have on that like is alienwear theme so like the windows the taskbar and all is that theme thats what just not that alien theme i just want one for linux that looks cool because i'm on linux now so yeah

sitting here wait for your rresponse

Wolf

 

kk like ur desktop is amazing seriously thats what i want something like that dammit it's so sweet
why cant mine be as amazing as yours like everything the login screen and all it's beautiful man

Wolf

 

Thats not Gnome.

I found Gnome to be a pain to setup themes, for the inexperienced anyway. Sure you don't want to try something like Kubuntu?

Its the same Linux distro but with KDE instead.

 

http://linuxfud.wordpress.com/2006/08/13/changing-from-ubuntu-to-kubuntu/

 

lol i'm basically up to try anything

Wolf

 

You can follow the article, or just download Kubuntu and reinstall. All up to you

 

ok so after this finishes doing whatever it's gotta do will it go on it's own or what?
or do i still got work to do to get a nice theme like yours

Wolf

 

ok well it's like at this screen now that says this

You have several choices for general configuration at this point. If ↑
│ you have your debconf priority set to 'low' or 'medium', you will be ▮
│ asked more questions later. You can always run "dpkg-reconfigure ▒
│ --priority=low postfix" at a later point if you want to see these ▒
│ questions again. ▒
│ ▒
│ No configuration - IF YOU WANT THE INSTALL TO LEAVE YOUR CONFIG ALONE, ▒
│ CHOOSE THIS OPTION. No configuration changes will be done now: If you ▒
│ have not already configured Postfix, your mail system will be broken and ▒
│ should not be used. You must then do the configuration yourself by ▒
│ editing /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist and saving your changes as ▒
│ /etc/postfix/main.cf, or by running dpkg-reconfigure Postfix. main.cf ▒
│ will not be modified by the Postfix install process.


and so on at the bottom it says ok
but like i cant click it and pressing enter dosent work so what do i do now

Wolf

 

Mine is...different.

Im using a heavily modified KDE (your desktop gui), and Beryl (all the glitzy effects). A lot about Arch is manual setup. Kubuntu does a lot for you, but will it look like mine? With a lot of work it can.

On a new install, its gonna look like this:

http://debianadmin.com/copper/albums/kfeisty/normal_0-1.png

You gotta customize youself. Its not hard to customize KDE, and there is an excellent site for it:

http://www.kde-look.org

Here is what someone did to their KDE:

http://www.zimmertech.com/images/kubuntu_full.jpg

Here are some screenshots of what I use (KDEmod)
http://kdemod.ath.cx/

 

Save yourself headache at this point. Download and install Kubuntu.

 

ok so un install ubuntu? or what u might need to take me through this

 

Just install Kubuntu over it.

 

and how do i do that
?

Wolf

 

K, I'm not running Ubuntu, so you are gonna have to do some self searching here!

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingKDE

Try that, maybe

 

ok so assuming that page is implin i do sudo ap kubut dek

lol that was my lazy short form i did that and the thing came up where i dont know how to continue

what do i do now lol

Wolf

 

You must assume I can see what you see?



What does it *say*?

 

i told u what it said

but i guess i'll say it again haha

You have several choices for general configuration at this point. If ↑
│ you have your debconf priority set to 'low' or 'medium', you will be ▮
│ asked more questions later. You can always run "dpkg-reconfigure ▒
│ --priority=low postfix" at a later point if you want to see these ▒
│ questions again. ▒
│ ▒
│ No configuration - IF YOU WANT THE INSTALL TO LEAVE YOUR CONFIG ALONE, ▒
│ CHOOSE THIS OPTION. No configuration changes will be done now: If you ▒
│ have not already configured Postfix, your mail system will be broken and ▒
│ should not be used. You must then do the configuration yourself by ▒
│ editing /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist and saving your changes as ▒
│ /etc/postfix/main.cf, or by running dpkg-reconfigure Postfix. main.cf ▒
│ will not be modified by the Postfix install process.
Internet site - mail is sent and received directly using SMTP. If your ↑
│ needs don't fit neatly into any category, you probably want to start ▒
│ with this one and then edit the config file by hand. ▒
│ ▒
│ Internet site using smarthost - You receive Internet mail on this ▒
│ machine, either directly by SMTP or by running a utility such as ▒
│ fetchmail. Outgoing mail is sent using a smarthost. optionally with ▒
│ addresses rewritten. This is probably what you want for a dialup system. ▒
│ ▒
│ Satellite system - All mail is sent to another machine, called a "smart ▒
│ host" for delivery. No mail is received locally. ▒
│ ▒
│ Local delivery only - You are not on a network. Mail for local users is ▮
│ delivered.
<ok>

Thats everything it says and when i press enter nothing happens

Wolf

 

I've reread it twice, I'd choose no configuration??

Does it tell you to press enter?

 

it dosent tell me to press anything i dont know what to do...

i assumed enter but nothing

and why would u do no configuration i thought u said to get kubuntu...

Wolf

 

postfix has nothing do with what you want.

 

What is the last character in the text?

Is it

:

?

If so, hit 'q' to leave that message.

 

it looks like this

Local delivery only - You are not on a network. Mail for local users is ▮
│ delivered. ↓
│
│ <Ok>
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

and when i hit q the mouse just goes away (the pointer)

Wolf

 

so am i not getting kubuntu now?

Wolf

 

Bored Out Of My Mind is the local Ubuntu guru. Im sure he can help better than I.

The easy alternative is to go into Windows (dual booting right), delete the Linux partitions, then boot to the XP recovery console with the XP CD and run fixmbr to remove grub. Or boot to a Kubuntu CD and start a new installation, overwriting the old.

Then start over.

Im sure Bored can help ya next time he logs on. Im not sure what kind of install you did, I dont even have postfix installed.

 

Or try an even more beginner distro.

http://www.pclinuxos.com/

This one is pretty polished.

 

do i need to partition for that one?

and do i delete ubuntu

Wolf

 

soooo how do i get it because it looks amazing

Wolf

 

Ok...

It seems to me you need some direction

So here is what I suggest on.

Boot to your Windows XP CD. You are dual booting with XP, right?
Log into the Recovery Console. You press 'R' at the first setup screen.
Choose the Windows installation (usually number 1), and then type in your admin password if you have one. If you dont, then just hit enter.

At the prompt, type this command.

fixmbr. Say yes to whatever prompts come up. This removes Grub (the Linux bootloader) from the master boot record.

Type exit. This reboots the computer.

In windows, right click My computer and choose manage.

On the left hand side choose disk management.

Deleted the linux partitions that were created.

Now, download PCLinuxOS 2007.
http://www.pclinuxos.com/index.php?option=com_ionfiles&Itemid=28


Burn the ISO to a CD. Reboot to the CD, and install it.

THis is how I partitioned my drive for Linux, how you decide is up to you.

80mb for /boot, formatted as ext2.
500mb for /swap
139gb for /, formatted as ext3.

Then install PCLOS.

This is as simple as I can make it for you with as little sleep as I have had. Good luck.

Look at this, too.
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=108021

 

ok wow sorry but that was way to fast for me and no i'm not duel booting i have no idea how to do that i downloaded a program called Wuvi which was the easy way to linux(my favorite way) so yeah i dont know how to duel bott and all

Wolf

 

so where would i start lol and that fiel was wubi not wuvi so yeah and your right i do need some direction my frist time attepting this so everything is helpful

Thanks for helping me so much already by the way

Wolf

 

Running Linux by itself then?

Just downlaod PCLinux OS 2007, burn it to CD, boot the CD, and do a new installation, wiping off everything on the drive.

Sorry, I really cant get much simpler than this

 

what do u mean whiping everything off the drive it isint partitioned i just installed on the C drive and when i boot it askes me what O.S i want to boot in

and can i burn the iso to a CD-R or does it have to be DVD

Wolf

 

PCLOS goes on CD, I believe.

You could waste a DVD and put it on there, too, if you felt so inclined.

 

oh good i dont have an dvd's but dont i have to partition it first because i want to keep windows obviously

Wolf

 

ok so i was looking at the screen shots and in installer2 screenshot it says use free space on windows partition so do i have to partition at all?

Wolf

 

ok so i got this thing to partition but it asks what format to use and i dont know what to chose

FAT32
NTFS
Linux Ext2
Linux Ext3
ResiserFs
Linux swap2

Wolf

 

/boot partition -ext2
/swap is of course, Linux Swap
/ partition is ext3.

Thats how I have it.

 

umm lol maybe i'm not reading it right but i dont see an answer there or i just dont understand what do to

Wolf

 

Then, you arent reading it right, as you said.

PARTITION FILESYSTEM
---------------- --------------------
/boot-------------- ext2
/swap-------------- Linux swap
/----------------------- ext3