Thread: Mandriva update tool

For those who like to install and remove This is the section that !\'ICC defaults to once you launch it. And seriously why not? This is the only section that we need to use more frequently than any other. When you first launch it, you are asked whether you d want to add the sources from the online repositories. If you have a broadband hit Yes, otherwise o. By default, you can only look/search for packages with Gill. Good, if I want to quickly look for Gill apps. Bad if I'm looking for
a library. For example, searching for VrrtialBox under 'Packages with Gill' option enabled, brings up only one search result. While if you select the 'All' option from
the drop-down menu there are seven packages in all. I needed the VIrtualBox guest-additions package too, which I was missing out on if I didn't change the option from Packages with G I to AIL

oW let's add the online repositories. You already know how to do it! This will add the Main, Contrib and on Free repositories, and the respective Updates repositories for each. Back-ports for each are disabled by default, but I'd recommend enabling them. Once done, head over to the Easy URPMI site, and add the PLF repositories as well. From here, you'll get all the media codecs which are either missing, or stripped off of the libraries. ow simply execute the following command to upgrade all packages to the latest updates.



While updating your system, this same command also upgrades all the feature-deprived packages to feature¬privileged ones by automatically replacing them with packages from PLF repo. And that's it; your lMandriva now supports all SOlts of media formats you throw at it. This also gets you the libfreetype library from PLF that renders the fonts much better. As far as future updates are concerned, the lMandriva update tool automatically keeps you covered.

Now that you have the on Free repository configured, it's time to enable proprietary graphics drivers on the system if you have an vidia or ATI chip. Although the steps aren't as obvious as they should be they are not a geek's play either. avigate to MCC Hardware and click on 'Set up the graphical server' option. Why I said it's not obvious is because although currently my home system is using the vesa drivers, the 'Graphics Card' section still lists 'NVIDIA GeForce 7050' as the driver. So, there is a possibility of users thinking that the correct driver is installed while the system is still devoid of 3D acceleration.

Anyway, clicking the option, and without changing anything click OK again in the next 'Choose X server' selection screen. This prompts you that there's a proprietary driver available that may support the additional features in your graphics card. Upon clicking 'Yes', it downloads a bunch of packages including the . dia drivers in the case of my home system, from the non-free repository. Once the process of download conclusion and install process is over, you can check for certain options defaults are good enough. Following this lMCC prompts you to click OK to restart X server, or Cancel to continue doing your work. Of course, restarting X brings you back all the 3D goodies.if you have an vidia Series 1 card and stick with KDE4 -youll encounter occasional (and sometimes even frequent) screen corruptions, and this really gets on your nerves. The solution given in the Errola page disn't solve any issues in my case. You may have better luck with it.