| This page describes how I configure Mandrakelinux on my systems. Plenty of things I put here are focused on how I set up my hardware; so that next time (if any), I will not have to figure out what I did to get things going the last time. And if you wonder why I'm thinking of installing again: simple, if Mandrake/linux is to get better, what else to do then to test the betas and release candidates and report bugs?
Note: if you want you can still read my config page of Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community Edition, and even the preceding config page of Mandrakelinux 9.2.
By the way, some of these instructions are very much related to the hardware that I'm installing this on, so I have added the spec of my system (both hardware configuration and software config files).
To cover more hardware I installed on my own desktop (zurich) and my laptop. I will install 10.1CE on my wife's desktop too (neuchatel). Edit: I used the powerpack on my wife's desktop, and there was nothing left to configure. Note:
commands to type have this colour and font
keystrokes/presses have this colour and font
cli = command line interface
lmb = left mouse button, mmb = middle mouse button, rmb = right mouse button
Most of the commands in this and subsequent sections are executed as root, use the command su (and give your root-password when prompted) to become 'root' and then execute those commands. |
