I got MEPIS

[mark52230]

So it doesn't say use something like rpm? In case it's not on apt-get?

[aldo]

I've been following MEPIS for a while and I'm going to have to give it a shot soon.

Does it come pre-configured with APT repositories?

What about mp3... does that come preinstalled in xmms (and/or gstreamer)

If so, this distro is seriously going to kick ass.

[nuka_t]

i dont know what an apt repository is, but i ran apt-get right out of the box so i assume so. it has xmms and a couple others. it even has java and whatnot plugins preinstalled for mozilla and konqueror. it dosent support rpm, but it uses apt-get. its a debian based distro.

[nuka_t]

oh, and i just found out that, contrary to what i said earlier, it comes with support for .rar files out of the box. i also just noticed it has a front end for installing and uninstalling apps called kpackage.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

Do an "rm" on there program directories.

Umm.. No.

MEPIS is based on Debian.

Therefore you should uninstall an application using apt-get or by using an apt-get based frontend (like aptitude or Synaptic).

Doing a proper uninstall will remove the application directory, remove the menu entry from the Debian menus and not screw up apt-get should you want to reinstall the application in the future.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

oh, and i just found out that, contrary to what i said earlier, it comes with support for .rar files out of the box. i also just noticed it has a front end for installing and uninstalling apps called kpackage.

kpackage comes with Knoppix too. The only thing that I use it for is to install Synaptic. I guess it does the job but it is butt ugly.

[nuka_t]

thans fred666. i just opened up synaptic and started upgrading/installing/uninstalling apps.

Edit: i like snaptic more than kpackage now that ive used it.

[orestes]

i grabbed this distro and checked it out...reminded me why i dislike KDE so much. Soooo much useless crap that gets installed, would take me longer to weed through it and remove it all than it did to install the OS.

[CaKeY]

Yeah, I hear ya. The first thing I did after installation was install Gnome lol.

[nuka_t]

i just installed fluxbox. its pretty cool, maybey a little tooo minimalistic, but its still cool.

[nuka_t]

maybe i should have started a new thread for this, but hwo can i get rid of these horrid scroll bars in gaim and firefox and make them plastik? also, there is a blue "tint" inside my firefox window and its bluer than tis supposed to be, i think.

[CaKeY]

Im not sure if this will do it, but open up your /etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc file. Try changing the default "keramik" theme to plastic.

[CaKeY]

Actually, you'll need to use a gtk theme. Try downloading this one: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=13784

...and extracting it to your /usr/share/themes directory then make the nesseary adjustments to your /etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc file

[nuka_t]

thanks. im actually reinstalling mepis ATM cause the hdd i had it installed on was a 4 year old 8gig and it was shaking around and clicking and stuff so i ripped it out and began a reinstall.

Edit: install done.

Edit Edit: how cool is it that i can go on neowin and install mepis at the same time?

[ootput]

it was shaking around and clicking and stuff

A.k.a Click of Death

Tough Break

[Powerless]

thanks. im actually reinstalling mepis ATM cause the hdd i had it installed on was a 4 year old 8gig and it was shaking around and clicking and stuff so i ripped it out and began a reinstall.

Edit: install done.

Edit Edit: how cool is it that i can go on neowin and install mepis at the same time?

Calm down :yes:

Think of ya heart!!!! :rofl:

[nuka_t]

DAMN IT!

i restarted and then it said that my hardrivw contained errors and then ran a disk check then it restarted an started running the test again.

i just ripped out the drive and am going to backup my data on this other pc and then format it blank and then reinstall, again.

[ootput]

DAMN IT!

i restarted and then it said that my hardrivw contained errors and then ran a disk check then it restarted an started running the test again.

i just ripped out the drive and am going to backup my data on this other pc and then format it blank and then reinstall, again.

Is this on the same hd that you mentioned earlier? :o

[nuka_t]

DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT!

ok, so i go and put the 120giger into my other pc and boot up. then, i get a message saying no operating system found on any device? WTF?

anyway, im back on the 8giger right now. its not shaking anymore so im hoping it will be ok, for the time being.

Edit: no, it was the big good hardrive that had errors.

[ootput]

Make sure that the screws are in tight.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

Make sure that the screws are in tight.

Ah, my hard drives are dangling. Screws are unimportant.

[nuka_t]

ide cable was partially unplugged from the mobo. just realized...