Archive for the ‘Mandriva’ Category
xrandr
Posted by: manoj1987 on: September 24, 2009
We are going too look at a pretty useful command in Linux/Unix: xrandr
The xrandr command, which is expanded as Xrandr – X Resize, Rotate and Reflection , is useful in the following ways :
Specifies the connection to the X server.
Specifies which screen.
Specifies the screen.
Specifies the rotations or reflections possible of the screen.
Specifies the current rotations [...]
Importing Windows fonts in Mandriva
Posted by: manoj1987 on: July 8, 2009
This post would be helpful for those having a dual boot of Windows and Mandriva.
Pre-requisites : your Windows partitions have to be mounted and this could well be done easily thru’ the Mandriva Control Center.
Now you can easily import Windows fonts in Mandriva . Mandriva Control Center to the rescue !!!
Just open the Mandriva Control [...]
Installing JRE in Mandriva
Posted by: manoj1987 on: July 7, 2009
source : http://www.java.com
Download Linux RPM (self-extracting file) from HERE or HERE . filesize is 19.38 MB.
After you download it follow these instructions:
1. At the terminal: Type:
su
2. Enter the root password.
3. Change to the directory in which you want to install. Type:
cd <dir name>
For example, to install the software in the /usr/java/ directory, Type:
cd /usr/java
Note about [...]
Mandriva’s simplicity over Ubuntu
Posted by: manoj1987 on: July 6, 2009
I have been using Ubuntu for quite a few years and do admire its simplicity .Still a lot of simple operations neccessiate googling to find out the appropriate device file to be edited.And i wonder ,Ubuntu has been recommended for newbies !!!
Now to Mandriva .Ever since i installed Mandriva 2009 i seemed to like it [...]
