U can try PLD Linux by booting from LiveCD
I've install PLD & WinXP on my laptop
1. Install WinXP (here are my partitions)
2. start system from PLD-RescueCD
3. install PLD ENG PL
remember to modprobe dm_mod before lilo command (add dm_mod to /etc/modprobe)
4. after sucsessfull booting, login as root and run poldek:
[root@pldmachine ~]# poldek
Install packages by typing in poldek comands: install xxx
- pldconf
- ntsysv
- X11-driver-radeon
- X11-fonts
- X11-fonts-100dpi
- X11-fonts-75dpi
if you want also polish fonts:
- X11-fonts-ISO8859-2
- X11-fonts-100dpi-ISO8859-2
- X11-fonts-75dpi-ISO8859-2
if you want M$ fonts:
- fonts-TTF-microsoft-*
then quit poldek and type:
fonts-TTF-microsoft.install --with license_agreement /usr/share/fonts-TTF-microsoft/fonts-TTF-microsoft.spec
and:
fonts-TTF-microsoft-tahoma --with license_agreement /usr/share/fonts-TTF-microsoft-tahoma/fonts-TTF-microsoft-tahoma.spec
- X11-setup
- X11-tools
- xinitrc-ng
- X11-driver-radeon-dri
- kernel-grsecurity-drm-2.6.14.7-5
for KDE:
- kdebase-desktop
- kdebase-desktop-i18n
network tools:
- iptables
- arping
- mtr
- traceroute
- fping
- iputils-ping
- iputils-arping
- iptraf
- nettools
console browsers:
- lynx
- links
for cr burning:
- k3b
- k3b-plugin*
power managment:
- acpi & acpid
- ipw2200-firmware
- cpufreqd
- cpufrequtils
battery status:
- kdeutils-klaptopdaemon-i18n
other useful packages:
- ifplugd
- hotplug
wifi:
- kismet
- aircrack
- kdenetwork-kwifimanager-*
- ssidsniff
- wmwifi
- ap-utils
- macchanger
- wavemon
- weplab
- wireless-tools
- ipw2200-firmware
- irda-utils
www, mail
- mozilla-thunderbird
- mozilla-thunderbird-lang-pl
- mozilla-firefox
- mozilla-firefox-lang-pl
- browser-plugin-java-sun
- macromedia-flash--er
locals
- localedb-src
- kbd
- glibc-localedb-all
- kdeutils-klaptopdaemon-i18n
- hdparm
- laptop-mode-tools-acpi
- laptop-mode-tools
- gkrellm-cpufreq
- cpudyn
- acpi
- acpid
- kernel-grsecurity-sound-alsa
- alsa-lib
- alsa-utils-init
- wmfmixer
- xmms
- xmms-input-mpg123
- kdebase-kwrite-i18n
- kdebase-konsole-i18n
- kdebase-kate-i18n
- kdebase-kate
- kdebase-konsole
- kdebase-kwrite
- kdemultimedia-kmix
- kdemultimedia-kmix-i18n
- kdeutils-kcalc
- kdeutils-superkaramba
- kdeutils-kcalc-i18n
- kdegraphics-kpdf-i18n
- kdegraphics-kfile-i18n
- kdegraphics-kview-*
- kdegraphics-kfile
- kdegraphics-kpdf
- kacpi
- cpufrequtils
- powertweak
- ktraynetworker
- irda-utils
- openssh-clients
- cpuid
communicators:
- gg2 gg2-plugin-gadu-gadu
- gg2-plugin-tlen
- gg2-plugin-docklet-system-tray
- gg2-emoticons
- gg2-themes
- skype
mp3, divx
- xmms-skin-WinampX
- xmms-skins
- xine-ui
- xine-output-video-vidix-radeon
system:
- cpuburn
- syslog-ng
- sysdiag
- logrotate
games:
- tuxracer
my important config files:
- /etc/config.tar.gz
output of lspci
output od dmesg
tested:
- network
- sound
- X-windows
- touchpad, psmouse
- cpufreqd
not tested:
- dvd watching
- cd reading
- multimedia keys (mail...)
- usb
- xbindkeys
- cd burning
- PCMCIA
- video-out
- irda
- bluetooth
problems:
- 3D with IGP 340M (U2) graphics card - freez after a while of playing
links to PLD sites:
PLD LINUX official site
PLD LINUX non-official site
PLD arts
old PLD site
links about linux on nc4010:
Matt Taggart's Debian
Scott James Remnant's Debian
Martin Michlmayr's Debian
Bdale Garbee's Debian
Bob Proulx's Debian
Bob Proulx's Debian
if you know something that i should know... mail me: byko_@_pawlacz_._com
news:
2006-10-25: firs few words
