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    Finally got Mandriva working, let the questions roll

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    by slayer_ ·

    2009.1 KDE something or other blah blah god knows, it’s what I tried before.

    First one, How do I get this thing to a 12 hour clock, I found a wiki that explains it, but about the second sentence of the wiki is wrong.

    Mandriva out-of-box has kde configured to use military time, however many people are used to the 12 hour clock time.Simply go to “configure your computer” on the kde panel, regional and language, go to the time and dates tab, then select on time format to pH:MM:SS AMPM then click apply, log out, log back in, and there you go, the time you are used to.

    I bolded where the instructions go wrong, step by step anyone?

    Ooo, 516 updates, this could take awhile lol. Still, help is appreciated, I have no idea what time it is :(.

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    • #2934078

      Clarifications

      by slayer_ ·

      In reply to Finally got Mandriva working, let the questions roll

      Clarifications

    • #2958971

      Bump

      by slayer_ ·

      In reply to Finally got Mandriva working, let the questions roll

      • #2958964

        BUMP

        by rob miners ·

        In reply to Bump

        you forgot the {nt} or EOM.

        See if this will work.
        12 Hour Time MANDRIVA

        http://electriciannotes.blogspot.com/2009/02/12-hour-time-mandriva.html

        I was having trouble opening the site so I quickly grabbed the instructions.

        I have seen a lot of people who have asked how to change the time on Mandriva 2009 from 24 hour time to 12 hour format. It is pretty simple you just need to know where to look. First off its not as simple as going to the clock itself you must go to system tools/configure desktop/ then Regional & Language. there you will find a tab that lists date and time format and you must change the time format so it looks like this (pH:MM:SS AMPM) Then once you log out and back on your time will now be in a 12 hour format instead of 24 hour. Hope this helps someone.

        • #2943977

          alterate method

          by jaqui ·

          In reply to BUMP

          open the regional settings in the control panel, and change from the default locale to your actual locale.
          works every time and changes all related settings with one click and a restart of the gui.

    • #2958962

      New question… It just finished updating, now the task bar thingy broken

      by slayer_ ·

      In reply to Finally got Mandriva working, let the questions roll

      The system tray and clock are taking up 50% of the bar, and quick launch buttons the other half, seems impossible to remove the slack space of the clock and tray, no room for actual tasks. How do I fix this?

      I’d screenshot this but I’ve yet to figure out how to screenshot it, or how to actually access my server to place the screenshot…

      • #2943976

        hmm

        by jaqui ·

        In reply to New question… It just finished updating, now the task bar thingy broken

        what screen resolution are you getting?

        if you right click on the left edge of any item on the task bar, you should have the option to move or remove it.

        the start menu, graphics, ksnapshot is how to screencap.

        server? on the mandriva system?
        /home/USERNAME/public_html
        that is set up by default if you get apache running using the DrakWizard, though you have to make the folder public_html

        • #2953902

          no no, windows server

          by slayer_ ·

          In reply to hmm

          I’d asume Mandriva supports FAT32 systems by default, which would be my windows server, I am having trouble getting the virtual machine to see my network. Using virtualbox. Even if I set the IP, gateway and subnet properly, it can’t find anything. I gotta play around in the settings.

          Turns out the other problem was that some “Task manager” widget disappeared, I just re-added it. the Idea came to me in a dream.

          BTW does Mandriva have a bug report system? I find very often that this bar at the bottom ust crashes and errors then reloads, usually when I am muking with widgets

    • #2958882

      Another one (though last isnt answered)

      by slayer_ ·

      In reply to Finally got Mandriva working, let the questions roll

      How do I installer Opera browser, or make firefox stop randomly opening new firefox windows when I right click links?

      Also how do I change the skin of firefox, the current one is sort of blindingly bright for me.

      • #2943973

        3 you mean :p

        by jaqui ·

        In reply to Another one (though last isnt answered)

        install opera:
        download the STATIC build of opera for Mandriva.

        Download this package in TAR.GZ format << select this option on opera.com save the file to the hard drive, then open it in the archiver and extract the files. since opera isn't in the repositories, it isn't in the software manager lists. this means that a small bit of command line work is needed: using the file manager, open the folder you just extracted the archive to, then open a terminal window in that folder. type su enter the root password, for system admin task of installing software type: . / install.sh << no spaces. for the new windows, edit, preferences, tabbed browsing options and select tabs instead of windows. the skin thing, no idea.

        • #2953904

          I will have to try this when I get home. Thanks.

          by slayer_ ·

          In reply to 3 you mean :p

        • #2935003

          So I went to their site and….

          by slayer_ ·

          In reply to 3 you mean :p

          This
          Mandriva Linux 2006, 2007, 2007.1, 2008, 2008.1

          is their version support, can I use it on the latest version of Mandriva?

          Also, why isn’t opera in the packager?
          To be honest I am looking for an Orca equivalent in Linux, know of any? You’d think Firefox would cut the bill but it just doesn’t, not by a long shot.

    • #2935000

      New problem, Internet access ongoddly slow

      by slayer_ ·

      In reply to Finally got Mandriva working, let the questions roll

      At first I thought it was just firefox sucking, so I tried Opera, same problem, tried konquer, same problem. You literately have enough time to go take a crap while it says it is “looking up” the websites. And every link you click it does it again. It seems to find updates and packages instantly, seems to have no problem downloading, i downloaded Opera, 8.5mb, in 2 seconds.

      Is it like Windows of old where it was “convinced” you MUST have a proxy and every link it is determined to find it? If this is true, how do I fix it?

    • #2958308

      Mandriva instructions. This might give you some clues. :)

      by peconet tietokoneet ·

      In reply to Finally got Mandriva working, let the questions roll

      • #2958660

        This isn’t exactly helpful

        by slayer_ ·

        In reply to Mandriva instructions. This might give you some clues. :)

        Especially considering your not “supposed” to ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever need the command line in this supposed “Desktop” OS.

        Really even suggesting otherwise is like saying Mandriva is an utter failure of a OS and should die now.

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