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Linux help required - 4/3/2006 11:49:43 AM

doves

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On using Linux Mandrake .... does anyone else who uses this have any problems with cookies and logging into collarme.com site ???

If no linux mandrake users answer, then i guess it answers my question..

thanks in advance

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RE: Linux help required - 4/3/2006 11:54:00 AM

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What you're talking about shouldn't be a Linux/mandrake problem. It should be a browser problem. Which browser are you using? Firefox? Opera? something else?

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RE: Linux help required - 4/3/2006 12:21:55 PM

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conquerer browser

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RE: Linux help required - 4/3/2006 12:25:33 PM

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John, i can get web pages up on everything except collarme.. there error message says its to do with cookies and the browser... but its the first time i've used linux so am not quite sure what else to try with it.

i'm more a windows os geek

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RE: Linux help required - 4/3/2006 12:53:42 PM

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I haven't used linux in quite a while, and I've never used conqueror (it's the browser for KDE). I'm not sure how conqueror's preferences system works, or if it includes any kind of special cookie support. I know safari, which is based on conqueror, had cookie trouble for a long time, so maybe that's based on a conqueror problem that never got fixed.

You should still be able to download and install firefox or opera though.

Opera can be found at: http://www.opera.com/download/linux/

Firefox can be found at: http://www.mozilla.com/

The before you try to download and install something on your own, did you purchase any kind of support with your mandrake distribution? You might be able to get them to tell you how and where to download firefox or opera, so that you can use it. Or, it might already be installed (is there a Opera, opera, Firefox, firefox, Mozilla, or mozilla file _or_ directory in /usr/local /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin /usr/bin or /usr/sbin ? (or it might be one of those names with a number after it, so you might want to "ls /usr/local/bin/[Oo]pera*" and so on.

However, I haven't worked with linux in a while ... and not with mandrake in a very long time. So, I'm not sure I'd be comfortable walking you through the installation process (I'm not sure what package format mandrake uses). You might be able to find help through those web pages, though.

Or, when you download it, there might be a read me file, how-to file, or install file included.

In my experience, Opera is easier for novices to deal with managing, but the free version puts ads up on your screen.

I'll be happy to answer general questions, though.

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RE: Linux help required - 4/3/2006 1:11:36 PM

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Mandrake has been renamed Mandriva for about a year now, so it sounds like some kind of browser upgrade might solve the issues you are having. The fact that you are still calling it Mandrake is the give away in terms of a possible upgrade issue.

As previously mentioned, alternative browsers might be the way to go.

Opera's free version no longer places banner ads your screen, but I haven't done a recent install to confirm this fact.

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RE: Linux help required - 4/3/2006 1:31:09 PM

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the mandrake cd was free with a magazine.. its being run on the spare pc..

i have two here .. one using xp pro, the other using mandrake.. both using same internet connection.

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RE: Linux help required - 4/3/2006 10:00:31 PM

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I really like running Firefox, which I use on my Windows and Linux (Debian install) partitions. I've had no problems at all.

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