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Hi everybody :), After spending more than three weeks downloading, I finally managed to mirror the entire x86 Mandriva 2007 repository to my harddisk. Now, I want to burn them on DVDs so that I can free my harddisk (the entire download is over 14 GB!!!) and share with everybody...

I am using Mandriva 2007.................I cannot login as root...........when i tried to login an error message is displayed as " Root login not allowed ".........I can login as standard user.......please help me..........

Hi ! I've just installed Mandriva Linux 2007 FREE on my computer. I'm a newbie in Linux. I want to configure my Dial-up connection by Modem. I have D-Link's modem with Linux Drivers. Please can anyone give me the "detailed" procedure to configure ? Please.....

hello everyone.. i tried installing fedora core 4 on my system but to no avail....it says disabling irq#10 and then just hangs.....i checked if there was anything on irq#10 ..nothing there....i updated my bios...still the same problem......anybody know what i could do from here..(??)...thx in...

Mandriva Linux 2007: a quantum leap!! Mandriva 2007 Linux is slated to be released on October 3rd, 2006. The key innovation of Mandriva Linux 2007 is the spectacular AIGLX and Xgl 3D-accelerated desktop. Mandriva is the only distribution to provide both technologies, making it compatible with...

can u tell me the step by step peocedure to instalation mandriva linux free mini 2006.

hey everyone i installed mandriva 2007 mini cd which i got from digit . now when ever i boot i dont get the option to select KDE or Gnome all i get is xorg which appears to have a blue background with a terminal and something called clock . how do i set my machine to boot into kde .

Can we use mouse during mandriva installation?

does anybody have xmms for mandriva with all the package dependancies?

i wnt to know how to configure mandriva 06 to use my broadband conn

i have just installed Mandriva 2006 from PCWorld dvd. Please help me how to connect to the internet in it. I need detail step by step procedure. I get my internet through LAN and I have to use username and password. ty

I have installed Mandriva on a partition. And now lilo is the default bootloader. I also have xp installed. If I now remove mandriva, will i still be able to boot into xp without any changes??? Does anybody knows how do I workarond this???

Hi friends... I recently swiched to mandriva linux 2006..How can I install packages in it and where can i get new softwares?I need xmms, it is not there in mandriva DVD

Though not a linux magazine, PCWorld is doing a lot of good to us Linux fans. In July issue it gave Fedora Core 5 64-bit, Ubuntu 6.06, Kubuntu 6.06 & Xubuntu 6.06! Now in this August issue, it has bundled Debian 3.1 & Mandriva 2006 on its dual-layered DVD! And all this at an...

Hello! Sorry for the stupid topic title but I wanted an urgent reply! :p I am planning to install and use Linux but I am incredibly confused about which distro to use. I have shortlisted the following: Debian Fedora Gentoo Knoppix Kubuntu Mandriva SUSE Ubuntu So, which should I opt...

How to install VLC player in mandriva linux 2006 free version?

Hi Guys, i am a newbie to linux now i heard about Mandriva linux 2006 and was impressed by its interface now when i try to install the OS following error message pops up and i am unable to install the linus Please wait Installing driver for hard drive controller nVIDIA...

From where can one learn linux? Are books available in the libraries a good bet? I want to start with Mandriva 2006 but i guess the Konsole commands will be same in all the distro's.

I am going to install Mandriva linux 2006. I am installing linux for the first time. Tried knoppix 4.0 and liked it. My D drive is totally empty. I am going to install in this partition. I dont want to disturb other partitions.

Hi All, Now I have a cool new collections. Mandriva 2006 Power Pack DVD, Suse 10 OSS DVD, Knoppix 4.0 Live DVD! Currently using Mandriva 2006 and its cool! :P