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New to PCLinuxOS
« on: January 16, 2010, 09:08:55 PM »
I am a beginner with Linux. Not a complete beginner but a beginner nevertheless.

I have run PCLinuxOS 2009.2, KDE 3 in a multi-boot with Windows XP, for a number of months now - running PCLOS most of the time.

The good news:

The OS is running pretty well. It boots faster then WXP, once booted it's faster than WXP. I love the beautifully clear graphics and fonts, the well-designed icons and the virtual desktops.

I installelled Google Chrome/Chromium from your repository and now I have my Linux and Windows bookmarks synchronized, Very nice!

Now, well not really bad news but frustrations:

There does not seem to be much in the way of documentation.

Videos and other files with sound. I can get the images but absolutely no sound (I do get sound for the same files in WXP, same computer, same sound card). There seem to be a number of media applications there and I am confused which one to use and how. Could this be a driver problem?

I now run KDE 3 can I just upgrade to KDE 4?

I have a multi-function printer, Lexmark X6675. I have not been able to find a Linux driver for it, not even in linuxprinter.org. Could I, perhaps, buy a driver somewhere, some generic driver that drives everything, or am I fantasizing?

How can I get Linux or KDE to list all the equipment it sees?

Thank you for your advice and best regards,

pe1800




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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2010, 09:59:47 PM »
Welcome pe1800 if you need help you can post one question for thread in the appropriate area, before that please search, maybe you lack some codecs, those are in synaptic (maybe win-32-codecs-all); the guide to update to KDE4 is here:

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,63698.0.html

To see your hardware, click  configure your computer - password - hardware  just remember "with greater power comes greater responsibilities"   ;) 

Good luck
« Last Edit: January 16, 2010, 10:03:32 PM by Crow »
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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2010, 10:56:42 PM »
Welcome to PCLinuxOS, pe1800!

Have fun with your new distro - it's great (I'd say the best around)! Just do as Crow says, and check out the stickies in the forum, they'll guide you how to get the quickest and best answers to your questions. Lots of friendly and helpful folk here, so fire away  :D

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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2010, 10:57:39 PM »
pe1800:

If you install the package hardinfo from Synaptic, you will get a tool that shows all your hardware, broken down by groups with full details for each item.



Welcome to our little corner of the penguin universe. :D
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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2010, 11:07:21 PM »
pe1800,

Welcome home to PCLinuxOS! Enjoy!

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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2010, 04:59:18 AM »
Quote from: pe1800 on January 16, 2010, 09:08:55 PM
I have a multi-function printer, Lexmark X6675. I have not been able to find a Linux driver for it, not even in linuxprinter.org. Could I, perhaps, buy a driver somewhere, some generic driver that drives everything, or am I fantasizing?

Welcome home pe1800
There is a Lexmark All-In-One driver if you look in PCC (Configure your Computer) under Hardware and Configure Printers. This may work with your printer. At least it is worth trying.
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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2010, 04:41:03 PM »
Thank you, Old-Polack! I installed the hardinfo applet and it shows me all my system's hardware.
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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2010, 06:53:42 PM »
Thank you, Tschommer!

Forgive me, what are stickies?

Best regards,

pe1800
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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2010, 07:25:59 PM »
Quote from: pe1800 on January 21, 2010, 06:53:42 PM
Thank you, Tschommer!

Forgive me, what are stickies?

Best regards,

pe1800

Stickies are those little pieces of tissue paper that gets stuck in your crack when you wipe your hidey hole. Oh wait those are dingle balls.  ;D ;D ;D Stickies are those topics at the top of each forum section with a pin next to them.

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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2010, 07:47:25 PM »
Quote from: Texstar on January 21, 2010, 07:25:59 PM

Stickies are those little pieces of tissue paper that gets stuck in your crack when you wipe your hidey hole. Oh wait those are dingle balls.  ;D ;D ;D Stickies are those topics at the top of each forum section with a pin next to them.



Texstar, behave yourself or I'm gonna tell the man, Oh wait a minute you are the man!!!  ;D ;D ;) :D ;D ::)
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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2010, 08:07:59 PM »
Quote from: Texstar on January 21, 2010, 07:25:59 PM
Stickies are those little pieces of tissue paper that gets stuck in your crack when you wipe your hidey hole. Oh wait those are dingle balls.  ;D ;D ;D

Tex never fails to put a smile on this forum whenever he wants to ... no matter how hideous they are ;)

Nice one, sir.

And welcome to the community, pe1800.
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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2010, 11:34:17 AM »
Quote from: Archie on January 21, 2010, 08:07:59 PM
Quote from: Texstar on January 21, 2010, 07:25:59 PM
Stickies are those little pieces of tissue paper that gets stuck in your crack when you wipe your hidey hole. Oh wait those are dingle balls.  ;D ;D ;D

Tex never fails to put a smile on this forum whenever he wants to ...no matter how hideous they are ;)

Nice one, sir.

And welcome to the community, pe1800.
Yea, and he's the only one who can get away with it. ;D ;D ;D
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Re: New to PCLinuxOS
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2010, 07:02:47 AM »
Welcome to Linux pe1800!

I hope you will spend more time in PCLinuxOS than WXP. Wishing you all the best discovering new things in linux.

Don't forget to mark this topic as solved if your printer works
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