hello, I want to delete old windows partition

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and then I want to defrag my linux partition, can anyone help me?

     also, I know this same question has probably been posted like a billion times, so if you want, can you direct me to that thread?
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Gparted can do this easily.

GParted – Welcome

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when I’m done with that, I wanted to install opensuse 4.2, I was reading this other post and about that and it made it look incredibly difficult. First I have to download all these repositories and then select applications to open 4.2 one piece at a time? Is this how it’s done?

     I think I'm a little lost on this, but I'll go ahead and delete the windows partition first, hopefully this will free space on the hard drive for the future, thanks
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I think you are quite confused.
Your reference to openSUSE 4.2 can I think only mean KDE4.2 a desktop option in openSUSE.

To install openSUSE you need to download the cd or dvd. I suggest you read here first:
NEW Users - Suse-11.2 Pre-installation – PLEASE READ - openSUSE Forums

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openSUSE 4.2??? is it a typo. I don’t think i heard about opensuse 4.2, or maybe you mean openSUSE 11.2 not 4.2.

Simply just download the live cd from the opensuse website. and install it from live desktop. you can install from DVD too. Its your choice. It will automatically setup the basic repositories for you, later you can add more according to your need. packman and maybe KDE4 stable one.

Software.openSUSE.org

EDIT: Yup, looks like OP is talking about KDE4.2…maybe?

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wait, so version 4.2 is only a desktop option? Opensuse has already been installed I’m using it now, and am having quite a confusing time with the command line. Cmd was easy for me with windows, of course most commands I used were for networking such as tracert and ipconfig and dir so really I never needed to use it for basic applications and such.

my dad did though, he used ms-dos, and it looked confusing, but he said it was actually fairly easy

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sure, i’ll do that right now, it only updates the desktop? No problem

this ought to be easier than my plug in situation LMAO :expressionless:

wouldn’t let me post for a minute, said I needed 10 characters wtf?

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sorry, I still messed up

what application do I use to open the kde 4.2?

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Open a terminal and type this:

uname -a

and

cat /etc/SuSE-release

kde4-config -v
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Lets make the things a bit more clear.
From where you downloaded the OS, which is now installed in your pc.
What you download that time, is KDE or Gnome?

If lets say, its KDE…did you see any kikcker menu at the left bottom corner. just click on it and type konsole and click on it. Now you can type:

uname -a

What’s the output now? post it here.

EDIT: Carl 1st, i think i am slow while typing.

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give me a minute for this

i can either open konsole or xterm

i always open konsole

now I’ll do all this in a second and tell you the output

I had problems loggin in, for some reason the name I used when they asked me for a login name and password didn’t work, Maybe I should’ve just typed ‘administrator’
but I know the password works, because it let’s me install applications, so I just turned the computer on and off and used a different linux to login, for some reason there are like 4 different linux I can choose from when I log in, that and windows which I’m about to delete

brb and let you know

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here is what I got:

danel@linux-xfc5:~> cd
> uname -a
bash: cduname: command not found
danel@linux-xfc5:~> uname -a
Linux linux-xfc5 2.6.25.20-0.5-pae #1 SMP 2009-08-14 01:48:11 +0200 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
danel@linux-xfc5:~> cat /etc/suse-release
cat: /etc/suse-release: No such file or directory
danel@linux-xfc5:~> kde4-config -v
Qt: 4.4.0
KDE: 4.0.4 (KDE 4.0.4 >= 20080505) “release 15.1”
kde4-config: 1.0
danel@linux-xfc5:~>

I just realized right now that cd\ won’t let you use the command as far as it will in windows, so I got a little further, but it still didn’t work

oh well, thanks anyways

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On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:56:01 +0000, imachavel wrote:

> wait, so version 4.2 is only a desktop option?

4.2 is a desktop environment (specifically KDE) version number, not an
openSUSE version number. 11.2 is the current openSUSE version number.

Jim

Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Moderator

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cat /etc/SuSE-release

use the mouse to copy and Paste the above! You typed incorrectly.

I’m going to hazard a guess that this is openSUSE 11.0

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On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:16:02 +0000, imachavel wrote:

> here is what I got:
>
> danel@linux-xfc5:~> cd
>> uname -a
> bash: cduname: command not found
> danel@linux-xfc5:~> uname -a
> Linux linux-xfc5 2.6.25.20-0.5-pae #1 SMP 2009-08-14 01:48:11 +0200 i686
> i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> danel@linux-xfc5:~> cat /etc/suse-release cat: /etc/suse-release: No
> such file or directory danel@linux-xfc5:~> kde4-config -v
> Qt: 4.4.0
> KDE: 4.0.4 (KDE 4.0.4 >= 20080505) “release 15.1” kde4-config: 1.0
> danel@linux-xfc5:~>
>
>
> I just realized right now that cd\ won’t let you use the command as far
> as it will in windows, so I got a little further, but it still didn’t
> work
>
> oh well, thanks anyways

Linux uses “/” characters, not “” characters, and spaces are important.

Try:

cd /

to change to the root directory. :slight_smile:

Jim

Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Moderator

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On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:16:02 +0000, imachavel wrote:

> danel@linux-xfc5:~> cat /etc/suse-release

Oh, and SuSE-release is case sensitive - Linux filenames are case
sensitive; not like Windows which is not case-sensitive.

Jim

–
Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Moderator

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thanks for the help, I’ll try going over all the commands again, and making sure they’re case sensitively written

anyhow, after that, if this doesn’t work, I guess there isn’t much I can do right?

But oh well, I can use linux so far just fine for anything necessary, so I’ll have to figure this out as I go along

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ok I typed in all this again and this is what I got:

danel@linux-xfc5:~> cd /
danel@linux-xfc5:/> cat /etc/SuSE-release
openSUSE 11.0 (i586)
VERSION = 11.0
danel@linux-xfc5:/> uname -a
Linux linux-xfc5 2.6.25.20-0.5-pae #1 SMP 2009-08-14 01:48:11 +0200 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
danel@linux-xfc5:/> cat /etc/SuSE-release
openSUSE 11.0 (i586)
VERSION = 11.0
danel@linux-xfc5:/> kde4-config -v
Qt: 4.4.0
KDE: 4.0.4 (KDE 4.0.4 >= 20080505) “release 15.1”
kde4-config: 1.0
danel@linux-xfc5:/>

anyway I’m only assuming it didn’t work since nothing happened, thanks for the help though people, better than nothing

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On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:06:02 +0000, imachavel wrote:

> anyhow, after that, if this doesn’t work, I guess there isn’t much I can
> do right?

Well, no, you can ask more questions and seek further assistance. :slight_smile:

Jim

–
Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Moderator

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yes, I could do that, just trying to keep these guys from having a brain hemorage stroke from the stress of this one thing over and over again, LOl

any feedback? Suggestions?:slight_smile: