http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Mandriva Tips and Tricks Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2009 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:45:08 GMT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:45:08 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://www.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com/ http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-3D-Desktop-Effects-with-Beryl-49299.shtml Beryl is an OpenGL accelerated desktop that seeks to provide a free, open source desktop experience to the Linux community that reflects the users’ wishes. Beryl is a combined window manager and composite manager written in C using OpenGL to provide acceleration. It is designed to be highly flexible, portable and extensible, all the while keeping in mind that the users know how they want their desktops to act better and the rather esoteric concept of the computer desktop is brought down to a more human level, allowing for a more native and intuitive understanding of your workspace. You can see a showcase of Beryl here.Now, you will learn today how to install Beryl on a Mandriva 2007.0 system.Step 1 - Install urpmi repositoriesGo to the Easy Urpmi website and select your version of Mandriva, the architecture and the package manager (urpmi, or course). Proceed to step 2 and select the following repositories:[CODE=0]contribcontrib_backportscontrib_updatesmainmain_updatesplf-freeplf-nonfree[CODE=1]Then, don't forget to select the nearest mirror from your place and proceed to step 3.Select all the lines and paste them in a console, as root.Step 2 - Install BerylOpen a console and type:[CODE=0]wget ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/cooker/i586/media/main/release/compositing-wm-common-2007-10mdv2007.1.i586.rpm[CODE=1]Then install the r... (read more)]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:26:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mandriva Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-3D-Desktop-Effects-with-Beryl-49299.shtml Mandriva Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-3D-Desktop-Effects-with-Beryl-49299.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Configure-and-Use-URPMI-48800.shtml One of the tools that made modern Linux so much easier to use is - without a doubt - the package manager. A package manager enables you to install a piece of software, a driver or a library in a matter of seconds. The secret consists in the way software packages are distributed via repositories: they are already compiled and ready to use. This way, you don't have to go through the lengthy process of downloading the source code archive, compile and install it. Nowadays, every modern Linux distribution has its own package manager, either specific or borrowed, it doesn't matter. It's there and it works. Just like Fedora has yum and Ubuntu has apt-get, Mandriva has URPMI. This tool allows a better and easier package management and helps you find a way out of the dependency problems many inexperienced users complain about during the specific Linux install process, installation from sources. This guide will explain the most used functions of URPMI and how to use them efficiently. urpmi.addmediaThis command enables you to add urpmi repositories. The Mandriva Linux ftp mirrors must contain:. main, which contains most programs. contrib, which contains optional programs. update, which fixes program's security and functionality problemsA lot of mirrors and hdlists for the mentioned packages are available on the Internet; however, the best way is to use fo... (read more)]]> Wed, 7 Mar 2007 10:47:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mandriva Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Configure-and-Use-URPMI-48800.shtml Mandriva Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Configure-and-Use-URPMI-48800.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Mihai Marinof) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Nvidia-and-ATI-drivers-on-Mandriva-2007-0-48672.shtml You've installed Mandriva Linux distribution on your PC and you want to have 3D support? This guide will teach you how to install Nvidia and ATI video drivers on Mandriva systems.Nvidia installation: First thing you need to do is to install the Kernel Source package, so open up the Mandriva Control Center and go to "Software Management" and click on "Look at installable software and install software packages". Then type in the search field "kernel-source" (without quotation marks) and install it. Before it will be installed, it will ask you for a dependency, so accept it.Note: You need the Mandriva 2007.0 DVD in order to accomplish the task above.Next, we need to download the corresponding Nvidia video driver from Softpedia, as follows:For x86 machinesFor AMD64 machinesSave the file in your home directory. Next step is to leave the X server and enter in text mode. Open a console and type the following command:[CODE=0]su(enter your root password)init 3 (hit Enter)[CODE=1]After this, you will enter console mode and you must login as root.Now go into your home folder and run the Nvidia installer:[CODE=0]cd /home/(your user name here)sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run[CODE=1](Example above is for a 32 bit machine. For AMD64, use the corresponding file)Follow the steps in the installer and when it's finished, you will return to ... (read more)]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2007 16:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mandriva Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Nvidia-and-ATI-drivers-on-Mandriva-2007-0-48672.shtml Mandriva Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Nvidia-and-ATI-drivers-on-Mandriva-2007-0-48672.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor)