suse query

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::cyborg::

In the zone
hi
guys


when i install suse 10.1 it asks me to install either gnome or kde

what wre thay and which one to choose


thanks
 

borg

In the zone
Those are Windows managers. In other OS' like Windows or Mac OS X, you have a standard interface, but in Linux you can have many. Whether that is a good thing or not is a completely different discussion altogether. Just know that KDE & Gnome are the two most popular window managers. These thing control the look & feel of the OS.

Now regarding, which one to choose, thats a tough question. I believe you are new to Linux. If you have a lot of HDD space, I suggest installing both & checking out which one you like. I personally like & use KDE.
 

mehulved

18 Till I Die............
They are Desktop Environments. In windows you have only one type of GUI, whereas in *nix's there are lots of them. Two of most newbie friendly are GNOME and KDE.
Here are screenshots of KDE - *www.kde.org/screenshots/
Screenshots of GNOME - *art.gnome.org/screenshots/gnome216
KDE is something that is aimed at being extendible whereas GNOME tries to keep things short and simple. So, take what you prefer and if you have enough space then install both.
 

drsethi

Journeyman
KDE is easier.Looks similar to Windows.
You can change between KDE and GNOME any time.So install both of them.
BTW now Suse 10.2 is there and it is more stable and bugs free than 10.1
 

praka123

left this forum longback
Use GNOME

if u r confused about choosing a distro for your needs.try following online tests:D for an answer:
This is a simple distro chooser. Fill out the survey to get some idea which operating systems (Linux distros or BSD flavors) may fit your needs. Try to answer the questions reasonably - choose the most important features you need. There is no perfect OS that has it all.
*polishlinux.org/choose/quiz/
OR
*www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

btw GNOME is a pure FLOSS work based on HIG
 
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::cyborg::

::cyborg::

In the zone
suse 10.1 query

hi

guys

i today installed suse linux 10.1 but
i want the kde interaface but by mistake i swiched to gnome can i switch back to kde without installing it again

and

iam unable to mount the c: and d: partition in linux(iam getting a error "permission denied" can any one help plz


thanks

::cyborg::
 
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::cyborg::

::cyborg::

In the zone
thanks guys u all rock thanks a lot

u people are my brothers

but i think it is better to get a book on linux rather than asking silly questions here and load the forum with threads :)

can any one suggest me a book or a e-book (for a newbie)
 

Pathik

Google Bot
Re: suse 10.1 query

login as root n then mount the parts.. And to switch to kde change ur default wm in the control center
 

NucleusKore

TheSaint
Re: suse 10.1 query

When you say you switched to Gnome I assume you have already installed KDE.

If so all you have to do is
1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del
2. Click end current session
3. You will get a login screen
4. There down click on session and change it to KDE
5. Login with your username and password

If you haven't installed KDE
1. Press Alt+F2
2. Type yast and press enter
3. Type in your root password
4. Click on Software Management
5. In the YaST2 window that open click on the dropdown list of filter and change
it from search to selections.
6. In that list tick on KDE desktop environment and click accept.
7. After it installs perform steps 1-5 of previous solution.

Accessing windows partitions in Open SuSE 10.1:

Create a new mount point:
1.Open a shell by typing alt+F2
2.type konsole and press enter
3.At prompt type su and press enter
4.Type your root password and press enter
5.At prompt type
mkdir /windows
and press enter key
6.Press Ctrl+D twice to close the shell

To mount windows partitions:
1. Press Alt+F2
2. Type yast and press enter
3. Type your root password and press enter
4. Click on System->Partitioner
5. Give yes to the warning prompt
6. Wait patiently, it has to read your partitons, this is not instant coffee
7. Now you will see your hard disk(s)
8. If you have one hard disk and your first partiton and second partitions are C and D respectively, then you will see your hard disk as /dev/hdc and your C drive as /dev/hdc1 and D will be /dev/hdc2. You can make out your windows partitions from the filesystem and the size.
9. After you have correctly identified your windows partitions, and if they are FAT32 partitions, click on them one at a time and do the following:
a) click on the partition and click edit
b) click on Fstab options and enter in arbritrary option value as follows
users,gid=users,umask=0002,utf8=true
And click ok
c) For C drive, type mount point as /windows/C
d) Then click ok

If they are NTFS then in the Fstab options tick read only and mountable by user. Don't give any arbritrary option values. Other steps are the same.

10.Now click apply, you will be warned of the changes to be made, review them and accept the proposal.
11.Open a shell, type su and press enter, type your root password and press enter, now at the prompt type
partprobe
And press enter key. The OS will reprobe your partitions. No need to reboot, this is not windoze :)


Let me know if you have any trouble
 
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::cyborg::

::cyborg::

In the zone
@nucleus sir u r great simply great

thanks a lot

but i did one stupidity after doing what u said with the partitions i agai un mounted the c: partition not when access it says permission denied and when i go to windows there is a lock appearing on cfolder and d is appearing as a folder

iam unable to access c:
c: is ntfs
d: is fat32
os=suse 10.1

now what should i do?? :(
 

NucleusKore

TheSaint
::cyborg:: said:
@nucleus sir u r great simply great

thanks a lot

but i did one stupidity after doing what u said with the partitions i agai un mounted the c: partition not when access........now what should i do?? :(

I do not follow your opening line, there is a syntax error, you unmounted the C partition?
Anyway, open partitioner in yast and just check the settings in the partitioner, c and d partitons, fstab button, it should be as above. It should be fine then.
If not, go to your root folder, open the etc folder, and look for a text file named fstab. Open it and copy paste to post the contents here. I'll have a look at it.
 
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::cyborg::

::cyborg::

In the zone
@nucleuskore sir i dont know hot but the problem is solved but now i have a another problem

that

the gnome panel(taskbar) still apears with kde one can u plz help me to remove that

i also het a error when i remove it that "you cannot remove ur last panel"

in start up also it says that it has detected a panel and loads it.

thanks

::cyborg::
 

NucleusKore

TheSaint
1. Open konsole
2. Type
su
and press enter
3. Type your root password and press enter
4. at prompt type
killall -9 panel
and press enter
5. Again at prompt type
killall -9 nautilus
and press enter
6. Press Ctrl+D twice to exit
 

NucleusKore

TheSaint
Open a konsole and type the following command at prompt
ps -U root
and press enter
Now select the whole thing with your mouse, right click on the selection, copy, and paste it here. I will take a look
 
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::cyborg::

::cyborg::

In the zone
vicky@Sandeep:~> ps -U
ERROR: List of real groups must follow -U.
********* simple selection ********* ********* selection by list *********
-A all processes -C by command name
-N negate selection -G by real group ID (supports names)
-a all w/ tty except session leaders -U by real user ID (supports names)
-d all except session leaders -g by session OR by effective group name
-e all processes -p by process ID
T all processes on this terminal -s processes in the sessions given
a all w/ tty, including other users -t by tty
g OBSOLETE -- DO NOT USE -u by effective user ID (supports names)
r only running processes U processes for specified users
x processes w/o controlling ttys t by tty
*********** output format ********** *********** long options ***********
-o,o user-defined -f full --Group --User --pid --cols --ppid
-j,j job control s signal --group --user --sid --rows --info
-O,O preloaded -o v virtual memory --cumulative --format --deselect
-l,l long u user-oriented --sort --tty --forest --version
-F extra full X registers --heading --no-heading --context
********* misc options *********
-V,V show version L list format codes f ASCII art forest
-m,m,-L,-T,H threads S children in sum -y change -l format
-M,Z security data c true command name -c scheduling class
-w,w wide output n numeric WCHAN,UID -H process hierarchy
 
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