newbie needing big help

[Ryan Mesler]

being "new" to linux is a great and wonderful thing. but also very 
frustrating. welcome to linux!

however, if you are as new as you say, i would not recommend attempting 
to install a new gui. get to know linux first beforehand. if you don't 
even know the commands to remove files, move files, or even list the 
contents of a directory, you shouldn't be attemting what you're 
attempting.

not to say that you can't. if you really want to do this, go for it :) 
but for your own sake (and sanity) i would advise against it ;)

good luck though!

ryan

On Sunday, April 14, 2002, at 03:17 AM, Jonathan Metts wrote:

>
>
> I am a fresh linux newbie, having installed my first linux system about
> a week ago...YDL 2.2.
> I am running a G4 533DP with 1.5 GB of RAM.  It has the GeForce 2 video
> card and cd/rw drive.  Now, when I say I am a newbie, I mean it by the
> true "new" sense.  Macintosh help...I'm your man...Linux....HELP ME!
>
> Anyway, my problems are many right now, but I am going to focus on one
> at the time...KDE 3.0.  Now, I am just learning the basics right now,
> and am making some progress, but the whole dependencies issue, I don't
> understand quite yet.  I am currently trying to upgrade KDE to v. 3.0.
> I have heard it is much faster than the version that came with YDL 2.2,
> and would like to give it a try, but I can't install it with the
> instructions in the README file.  Here is what happens:
>
> [root@linni RPMS]# rpm -e `rpm -qa |egrep ^kde` koffice SDL-devel
> error: removing these packages would break dependencies:
> 	libDCOP.so.1   is needed by kio-mac-1.0-1a
> 	libkdecore.so.3   is needed by kio-mac-1.0-1a
> 	libkdesu.so.1   is needed by kio-mac-1.0-1a
> 	libkdeui.so.3   is needed by kio-mac-1.0-1a
> 	libkio.so.3   is needed by kio-mac-1.0-1a
> 	libkssl.so.2   is needed by kio-mac-1.0-1a
> 	kdemultimedia   is needed by autorun-2.61-5
> 	kdebase   is needed by autorun-2.61-5
> [root@linni RPMS]#
>
> OK, I am a pretty smart guy, but when you are new at something,
> everything makes you feel and look stupid.  Now, I don't know if this is
> th command to use to get rid of all the old or not, its just what i took
> from the readme.  Should i force it with the "nodeps" option, and if so,
> what command do I use to install the new kde.  I am a fast learner, but
> for right now, I need baby steps.  Much appreciation for the help...I
> may have to ask for more....I will have to ask for more.
>
> "Every man dies, not every man really lives"
> J.O.N.A.T.H.A.N .M. M.E.T.T.S
>
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