[olug] Knopix/Debian

[Irv Cobb]

Tom wrote:

>A friend sent me a CD with Knopix/Debian on it and I installed it.  Seems
>pretty nice except I have a few issues I can't seem to resolve.  I know part
>of the problem is I am fairly new to Linux.  I installed it and the root is
>English but when I add a user it installs that user in German.  
>
When you first login to a new user account, the KDE Wizard runs. The 
first screen in (I think - working from memory here) lets you set the 
langauage for KDE to use. Set it to American English and you're good to go.

In a user account that's already set up in German, you can change it by 
running the KDE Control Center, which is the icon in kicker with the 
blue gear and green PC card (or you can click K / Einstellungen / 
Kontrolzentrum). In the Control Center, click the plus sign in in front 
of "Regional-Einstellungen & Zugangshilfen" and then click "Land/Region 
& Sprache) . You'll see a pull-down with the German flag and 
"Deutschland" in it. Pull this down, choose "Amerika/Nordiches" and then 
"USA". Control Center should switch to English. Click "Anwenden" in the 
lower right corner to apply.

You'll also want to change your keyboard layout in Control 
Center/Regional & Accessibility/Keyboard layout.

There may be a couple of other language settings. Control Center is your 
friend. :-)

Logout the user and then log back in and you should be set.

>Then when I
>try to install a new package it says it can't find a valid C compiler.  I
>had another person ask the version and it came up as TESTING/UNSTABLE.  Any
>help or ideas.  Thanks
>  
>
Knoppix installs gcc-3.2 and gcc-2.95 in /usr/bin and then links gcc to 
gcc-3.2 (still in /usr/bin). You can delete or rename the gcc link and 
create a new gcc link in /usr/bin that links to gcc-2.95. This has 
worked for me, for instance with the nvidia drivers. I suggest that when 
you're done compiling you switch the link back to pointing to gcc-3.2 so 
your system is always in a known state.

Holler if this all isn't clear enough.

Irv