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DukePuke:
Actualy Refalm, thanks, but I like way choosing/launching X style with wmconfig and startx.
btw about vi redaktor, I havent understood how it works yet    (I prefer more... uh forgot its name, beggining with "p")

WMD:
and about new KDE and Kernel... Do upgrading them realy increase my performance much? I dont want to compile this shit all night just for 2-5% performance increase.

BTW thanks!

Refalm:
Vi is easy. It begins in non-edit mode. To switch to edit mode, hit the INSERT key.

To save a file, you've got to leave edit mode. Press the ESC key to enter non-edit mode.

Type :w to save, type :q to quit. If you can master vi, you'd never have to worry about "hey, is pico going to be installed on that system?" ever again  ;)

skyman8081:
try nano or pico, FAR mor intuitive than vi for doing text editing.

just these people think that poor UI design is a good thing.

WMD:

quote:Originally posted by DukePuke:
WMD:
and about new KDE and Kernel... Do upgrading them realy increase my performance much? I dont want to compile this shit all night just for 2-5% performance increase.

BTW thanks!
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For KDE 3.2, you can upgrade by running pkgtool at the console, removing all the KDE packages, and then downloading the new ones from ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-cuurent.  (Or use a mirror that's faster.)  Then use pkgtool to install those.
I'm not sure how much faster 3.2 is, but its faster.

As for kernel 2.6, you'll have to configure and compile that (but it takes 30-45 min., not all night).  The instructions come with the tar.gz file.  Then you (unfortunately) have to reformat your swap after booting the new kernel: mkfs.swap /dev/hda3 or whatever your swap is.  The 2.6 kernel will help more than the KDE upgrade, but its a bit tougher.

EDIT: Use pico, it's easier than vi.  Actually, vi  is only easy to Vi fanboys.     ;)

[ April 06, 2004: Message edited by: WMD ]

WMD:
Alright, for upgrading KDE:

1.  Exit KDE and set wmconfig to something else.

2.  Uninstall the packages listed here:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/slackware/kde/

3.  Download/install the packages available here:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/kde/

4.  Re-choose KDE in wmconfig.  Start it.

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