tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post2273861720380573496..comments2024-03-26T17:37:35.499+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: Mageia 2: smooth upgradeDarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-58689711621533347292013-12-24T07:01:36.803+00:002013-12-24T07:01:36.803+00:00Sorry, I do not know.
I asked this question on the...Sorry, I do not know.<br />I asked this question on the forum for you - you can track responses there.<br /><br />https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6582DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-76873411724689667492013-12-23T23:47:18.188+00:002013-12-23T23:47:18.188+00:00Can I install Mageia 2 straight over Mandriva 2010...Can I install Mageia 2 straight over Mandriva 2010.2 or so I need to go to 1 first. Looking at doing an on-line upgrade. Thanks for any advice.<br />Mandriva 2010.2 getting a little too old without the updates.automanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390777890912229838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-34302569723452245682012-10-28T21:26:23.140+00:002012-10-28T21:26:23.140+00:00My Mageia shows about 61% at the moment. I believe...My Mageia shows about 61% at the moment. I believe it also depends on which applications you run, doesn't it?<br />I also have quite long time to boot Mageia, to be honest. It is not 5 mins, of course, but still longer than Xubuntu or Debian which I have on the same laptop.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-40502395757851519712012-10-28T17:43:47.702+00:002012-10-28T17:43:47.702+00:00I'm loving Mageia 2 ... it has been running ex...I'm loving Mageia 2 ... it has been running extremely smooth. The best part is that they must have pre-configured cpufrequtils or something, so my cpu temps are ~50-55 deg C whereas in Ubuntu or several other distos I've tried it was ~60-70 deg C. This means less fan noise and better battery life, LOVE IT.<br /><br />I've only have two real problems:<br />1) It takes like 5 minutes to boot. Quite annoying, but I rarely need to reboot.<br />2) I'm having problems installing Python packages. Doing a 'pip install --upgrade numpy' fails, but it works on every other distro I've used. For some reason Mageia wants an explicit link to the math library or 'gcc -lm'.<br /><br />Otherwise, my distro hopping has potentially ended.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02130557360476488497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-88421210866924114342012-10-25T18:47:25.764+01:002012-10-25T18:47:25.764+01:00You're right. Didn't realize it at first b...You're right. Didn't realize it at first because right after the upgrade, it looked like it was still available as an option in my system settings. But after doing an "urpme --auto-orphans", it's now gone.BDNfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928948578344551538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-77636046623861611002012-10-17T21:52:24.882+01:002012-10-17T21:52:24.882+01:00Yes, and it is not in Mageia any more 8-(Yes, and it is not in Mageia any more 8-(DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-25763598275406548462012-10-17T20:42:46.680+01:002012-10-17T20:42:46.680+01:00You've probably figured it out by now but it&#...You've probably figured it out by now but it's IaOra.BDNfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928948578344551538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-35262121370822410272012-09-03T13:33:07.986+01:002012-09-03T13:33:07.986+01:00You're welcome. I hope you will find your idea...You're welcome. I hope you will find your ideal OS after running several of them in parallel. You may also find that different ones feel better for different tasks.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-15241567894945625572012-09-03T12:59:28.863+01:002012-09-03T12:59:28.863+01:00I tried Mageia 2 for the first time on my spare co...I tried Mageia 2 for the first time on my spare computer. Configuring Grub2 took me almost a day to find the right website to show me how to configure it. Simple, once it is known. I have used Mint KDE for some time and am now comparing the two. On my "test" machine, I have Mageia2, Mint13 and Win7 which is hardly ever used.<br /><br />I have found installing my printers much easier than Mint and the OS seems more responsive than Mint. After giving Mageia2 a go for a while I will decide on which OS to use on my production machine. Also, after reading about the upgrade path going smoothly that is another plus. As one reader mentioned, usually doing a fresh install is much quicker than the upgrade path. However, with the upgrade path it also saves from re-installing printers, etc. Thanks for the excellent reviews and comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-48509773239811829452012-06-27T17:45:30.206+01:002012-06-27T17:45:30.206+01:00I upgraded from Mageia 1 to 2 about a week ago or ...I upgraded from Mageia 1 to 2 about a week ago or so. No issues at all, everything seems to be working just fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-40196474475279169482012-06-26T10:20:15.483+01:002012-06-26T10:20:15.483+01:00Just a rant. :)Just a rant. :)DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-30270688490082601752012-06-26T10:04:48.689+01:002012-06-26T10:04:48.689+01:00Jeesh, one error and it's not a proper OS. I g...Jeesh, one error and it's not a proper OS. I guess there isn't a single "proper" OS in the world then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-20263464307511229042012-06-26T10:00:19.294+01:002012-06-26T10:00:19.294+01:00I hadn't even thought about trying Mandriva pa...I hadn't even thought about trying Mandriva packages, that's an excellent idea, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-48356935012969476672012-06-25T23:57:54.380+01:002012-06-25T23:57:54.380+01:00Sounds very strange, but what does log say?Sounds very strange, but what does log say?DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-42879208763924316632012-06-25T23:46:53.523+01:002012-06-25T23:46:53.523+01:00I actually like Mageia2 - installed it slow start-...I actually like Mageia2 - installed it slow start-up and despite audio driver not allowing use of headphones only speakers. Did all the updates and installed software I needed, Re booted and all was working well. <br />After 23 days of use and updates, rebooting to use other OSs and logging-in - all was still well until I had to reboot one more time to use another OS. After rebooting again to log-in on Mageia2 it refuses to accept log-in reporting a .js error!!! Have done no updates or installs since the last log-in. It just isn't reliable enough for me to consider it a proper OS so I sticking with Linux Mint Debian Edition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-12203378623876513412012-06-25T17:13:07.000+01:002012-06-25T17:13:07.000+01:00I don't think that Mageia 1's default them...I don't think that Mageia 1's default theme was Plastik.<br /><br />I am looking for theme shown <a href="http://ostatic.com/files/sl_mageia1a2_config.jpg" rel="nofollow">here</a>. What is its name? Anyone?DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-24712795105797447532012-06-25T16:16:44.442+01:002012-06-25T16:16:44.442+01:00> windows decoration theme was switched
This i...> windows decoration theme was switched<br /><br />This is the first thing I change for people because Oxygen is too small for people with bad eyesight. (older people usually go for Plastik because the square button glows red on mouseovers and you can make it very big...i mean BIG!).<br /><br />In Kubuntu its: systemsettings>workspaceappearance and its the first option (thats right above where I change the desktop theme right after).<br />Its in the worskpace appearance in the 2nd row and not Application Appearance in the 1st row.<br /><br />I know Kubuntu is a stock KDE install and that Mandriva has their own setup (much better if I remember) but just in case the name workspace appearances is used in both...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-13422921964076047332012-06-25T13:20:02.303+01:002012-06-25T13:20:02.303+01:00As for packages. Have you tried to get Mandriva on...As for packages. Have you tried to get Mandriva ones? Do they work for you in Mageia?<br /><br />I tried Qutim, and it still works for me in Mageia 2.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-66876336394738987472012-06-25T12:54:05.099+01:002012-06-25T12:54:05.099+01:00I'm running Mageia 1 on my laptop and did a fr...I'm running Mageia 1 on my laptop and did a fresh install of M2 on my desktop (I never do upgrades, they take longer than a clean install). The only thing I see an advantage with over M1 is GIMP 2.8 and a JTAG debugger I previously failed to get going with M1 now works, which I guess is a Kernel thing. <br /><br />KDE is a later version; I can't make up my mind whether the way the launcher from the system tray works is better or not. <br /><br />I certainly don't miss Mageia 2 when going to my laptop which is still running Mageia 1.<br /><br />All-in-all, Mageia is as excellent as Mandriva almost always was in terms of ease of use. The only thing to complain about is that here are still several things missing from the repositories that were in Mandriva.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com