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09-13-2007	#1 (permalink)
Lagg Just Joined! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4	super user? trying to install my vid card driver and it says i have to install as the super-user... im assuming thats the equivalent of admin on windows right? so how do I do that?

09-13-2007	#2 (permalink)
ozar Super Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 12,056	Go to a terminal or konsole, then enter: su (enter root password when requested) Here's a HowTo for installing software under Linux: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...are-linux.html __________________ oz New Members: * README *

09-13-2007	#3 (permalink)
Lagg Just Joined! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4	ok so im following the steps but i got this error: error: C compiler cannot create executables when trying to install wine.9.44 (yes i said vid driver earlier but i started with wine. i need both)

09-13-2007	#4 (permalink)
smolloy Linux Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CA, but from N.Ireland Posts: 2,408	Not sure if this will help, but try using "su -" (with the dash) instead of su. __________________ Registered Linux user #388328 \|\| Registered LFS user #15880 AMD 64 X2 4600+ :: 2X1GB DDR2 800 :: GeForce 9400 GT 512MB :: ASUS M2N32 Deluxe :: 4X250GB SATAII Need instant help? Try us on IRC -- #linuxforums on freenode

09-13-2007	#5 (permalink)
gogalthorp Trusted Penguin Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West (by God) Virginia Posts: 2,662	You can install wine from the installations cd/dvd or from a repoistory via YAST. I'd recommend getting an official Suse version via a repository or the CD rather then trying to install from source, unless you know what you are doing. You need to install gcc (the c/c++ compiler) again via Yast, in order to compile the source code. This is not installed by default but it is on the CD or can be installed from a repository. You also need to install the kernel source if you are installing NVIDIA drivers downloaded from the NVIDIA site.

09-14-2007	#6 (permalink)
Lagg Just Joined! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4	someone in irc told me to use yast to look for wine and install through there but yast couldnt find anything looking like wine. also whats the website for installing the ati drivers?

09-14-2007

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smolloy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lagg

someone in irc told me to use yast to look for wine and install through there but yast couldnt find anything looking like wine.

You need to add extra repositories to yast.

Link to instructions

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09-14-2007	#8 (permalink)
gogalthorp Trusted Penguin Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West (by God) Virginia Posts: 2,662	For ATI drivers go to ati.com

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