My Linux Box is up and running

waynejkruse10 · 05-14-2005, 07:41 PM

I installed Ubuntu on a P3-Celeron-800mhz, and it works well but i have a few questions.

1. It doesnt let me go any higher than 800x600, however in Windows, it can easily go to 1024x768 and higher. When i go into the "Screen Resoulution Preferences" it only has 640x480 and 800x600 options.

2. Also, i downloaded the XMMS Tarball, i type ./configure, and it does heaps of stuff, then it says it needs GLIB >= 1.2.2. What is this and hoq do i install it?

Thanks
Wayne

Sevoma · 05-14-2005, 09:13 PM

To fix the resolution, type dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 as root and go to advanced and select all wanted resolutions.

As for the glib, search for it in synaptic (or whatever you use).

Hope this helps.

waynejkruse10 · 05-14-2005, 09:55 PM

now when i am suposed to get picture, now its all screwy and i cant see anything recognisable

waynejkruse10 · 05-14-2005, 10:22 PM

well, i fixed the picture. what i did is i booted into terminal, reconfigured x, now im running at 1024!!!!

I decided against triple posting.

I ended up getting XMMS with the apt get command.

Sevoma · 05-15-2005, 10:14 AM

Thats great Wayne. Did you type dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 to fix the resolution? I had to do that with my pc.

Do you need the glib package still? I can direct you to one.

A nice feature you may not no about is when you are compiling packages, after typing make, instead of make install, type checkinstall. It will compile and make it into a .deb so you can add and remove easily. You will need the checkinstall package.

If you want to build packages from source in the respository, install apt-build. Then, you makesure you remove the package you want to build and then type apt-build install <package>. This will automaticly configure, build, and install (as a .deb) the package. It is usefull for stuff you may use often such as mozilla-firefox.

-Sevoma

waynejkruse10 · 05-15-2005, 04:44 PM

actually i typed dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg instead of dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

I managed to get Glib, it installed it Automatically when i used APT-GET to get XMMS.

Im planning to do some more stuff with it today, ill try the checkinstall, and APT-Build and get some more progs.

Im also trying to figure out Samba.

Thanks
Wayne

Sevoma · 05-15-2005, 06:08 PM

Your welcome. Good luck with linux!

waynejkruse10 · 05-16-2005, 02:31 AM

I just got samba working, now my pc can talk with my linux machine

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