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nevermind i figured out the VMWare problem, but I am now having trouble installing Firefox. I extracted the .tar file to the home directory and I don't know what to do after that. I am using Mandrakelinux 10.1.

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if you use mandriva

you should now that mandriva (ex mandrake) use RPM (redhat package manager)

rpm -ivh firefox

but if you try to install firefos from a arhive

is very easy

first

untar the arhive firefox (user a x program or a consola command : #gunzip nume.tar.gz or #tar xvf nume.tar)

ok

second step :construction: (is very :construction:)

./configure

make

make install

but is posible that firefox has a "script" . in this case you user that script

exeample : setup.sh or install.sh

that all

i hope that what i write you mey help you

ps : sorry for my poor english

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  • 2 weeks later...

I have a few questions as well:

1. How do I make the AirPort card work with Linux?

2. How do I tell Linux to mount the Mac OS X volume during startup? I know how to mount it manually, but I don't know where the startup script is.

3. How do I do file integrety checks manually? The last time an automatic check occurred the system rebooted and demanded another check.

4. How do I cange the speed of the pointer and change the option that makes Linux think I clicked when I tap the trackpad?

 

I'm using Mandriva Limited Edition 2005 on my iBook.

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I have a few questions as well:

1. How do I make the AirPort card work with Linux?

2. How do I tell Linux to mount the Mac OS X volume during startup? I know how to mount it manually, but I don't know where the startup script is.

3. How do I do file integrety checks manually? The last time an automatic check occurred the system rebooted and demanded another check.

4. How do I cange the speed of the pointer and change the option that makes Linux think I clicked when I tap the trackpad?

 

I'm using Mandriva Limited Edition 2005 on my iBook.

 

1. there must be a driver somewhere, google for it and try the mailing lists too

2. add it to /etc/fstab

3. fsck?

4. might be in the xorg.conf file but i doubt it. your touchpad driver probably has a config file hidden away somewhere, google

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