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English => aMule Help => Topic started by: fcr on January 04, 2004, 08:17:29 PM
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Hi all (Happy new year!)
I have installed Mandrake 9.2 on my computer yesterday for the first time so I am very new in the linux community! I used to have emule on my computer at the time I was using this Microsoft windows thing.
I have discovered that it exists something similar like amule for linux
could someone be nice enough to teach me how to download/ compile (?) ? run this program?!
Reading at the forum I understand that there may be some commands to enter. Does this mean that I have to use the Konsole?
Should I download the .rpm at a specific location on my computer? Is it ok under my documents?
thanks in advance for your help!!!
Cheers
fcr who wants tu use linux! Don't let me go back to Windows!! :cry:
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Does this mean that I have to use the Konsole? <- yes
Is it ok under my documents? <- yes
could someone be nice enough to teach me how to download/ compile (?) ? run this program?! ->
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/amule/wxGTK-2.4.2-1.i386.rpm?download
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/amule/wxGTK-devel-2.4.2-1.i386.rpm?download
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/amule/wxBase-2.4.2-1.i586.rpm?download
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/amule/aMule-1.2.3-1.i586-SUSE_9.0.rpm?download
as root:
rpm -Uvh wxGTK-2.4.2-1.i386.rpm wxGTK-devel-2.4.2-1.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh wxBase-2.4.2-1.i586.rpm
ln -sf /usr/bin/wxgtk-2.4-config /usr/bin/wx-config
ln -sf /usr/bin/wxbase-2.4-config /usr/bin/wxbase-config
ldconfig
rpm -Uvh aMule-1.2.3-1.i586-SUSE_9.0.rpm
exit (back to user) and type just amule to start it
greets
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Merci pour les infos
Tout semble bien se passer lorsque je download les 3 premiers liens (une interface graphique apparait, je clique sur ouvrir et le fichier s'enregistre automatiquement sur mon disque sans avoir besoin de mentionner un emplacement) mais pour le dernier, une interface graphique me dit :
Que souhaitez vous faire avec ce fichier il ne peut etre affiche directement dans ce navigateur
application/x-redhat-package-manager
....
Ce fichier n'est -il pas adapte a mon os mandrake 9.2? Dois -je telecharger un autre lien?
Merci d'avance
fcr :oops:
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Well I'm not Frensh but I'll try to give a translation of the things he's basically saying.
Thanks for the informations.
Everything went when i downloaded the first 3 files (a gui appeared and i clicked on open and the file was automatically written to my hd without asking me where to download it to). But afterwards a gui told me:
What do you want to open the file as it cannot be opened directly in the browser.
application/x-redhat-package-manager
The file(translation note:he probably means filetype here) isn't configured for my mandrake 9.2 os? Do i have to download another file?
Thanks in advance
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My answer:
Don't click open, download it to your hd.If you don't have a gui that helps you installing .rpm files (for example SUSE does have one) you have to use the commands in a command line like Xterm.
rpm -Uvh wxGTK-2.4.2-1.i386.rpm wxGTK-devel-2.4.2-1.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh wxBase-2.4.2-1.i586.rpm
ln -sf /usr/bin/wxgtk-2.4-config /usr/bin/wx-config
ln -sf /usr/bin/wxbase-2.4-config /usr/bin/wxbase-config
ldconfig
rpm -Uvh aMule-1.2.3-1.i586-SUSE_9.0.rpm
In Frensh:
Ne pas clique sur ouvrir, download cela sur votre disque. Si tu n'a pas une interface graphique qui aid installer le rpm tu doit (damn there must be another form of that verb in the 2nd part of the "si" clause, well i don't remember, my Frensh's getting rusty) taper les commandos dans une ..(i don't know what's frensh for command line?) command line comme Xterm.
rpm -Uvh wxGTK-2.4.2-1.i386.rpm wxGTK-devel-2.4.2-1.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh wxBase-2.4.2-1.i586.rpm
ln -sf /usr/bin/wxgtk-2.4-config /usr/bin/wx-config
ln -sf /usr/bin/wxbase-2.4-config /usr/bin/wxbase-config
ldconfig
rpm -Uvh aMule-1.2.3-1.i586-SUSE_9.0.rpm
Hope i was able to help although my Frensh sucks...damn that's the result of 4 years Frensh in school? Sucks...
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like in windows.. u click on a link and the popup ask u where to save the file..
thx for your translation emperor :)
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So edited it 2 times and made a proper answer as well.
Delta i dunno if you understood his problem correctly. When it asked save or open he chose open but the file type isn't associated with any program and doesn't know how to handle it. That's why he was wondering if he needed any other software to open it with. I suggested him to download it to his hd and use the command line commands you wrote. I hope it'll help him.
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yap, same like i said..
gruss ;)
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Ouah!!! Who said europe is not a great adventure!
I don't know what happened but I completely forgot to write in english....probably too confused by your answers and the fact that I was downloading my first files on my computer...
anyway thank you emperor for your translation, your french is very good !!!
What I did was to use another link that I found under amule.sourceforge.bet :
I found there the same kind of link but for
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/amule/amule 1.2.1-2.i386.rpm?download
and of course do not ask me why but it worked....
I wrote amule under my Konsole and it opened the software.
I managed to connect to a server...I even opened my ports 4662 (tcp) and 4672(udp) through the security wizard (drakfirewall)!! incredible isnÃt?!!
8)
I have some new questions then...
I tried to find out where I could find a folder inside my documents called amule....but did not succeed neither did I found folders called amule/temp or amule/incoming. In fact I should need this kind of olders in order to save my dowloads?
In other words where is stored my amule software and the related subfolders?!!!...
:?
Hope you can help me again....and again excuse my french! :oops:
fcr
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the dir calls .aMule (its a hidden folder).. there u'll find Incoming and Temp dir
greets
delta
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ok got ome news....
If I choose save instead of open then I managed to save it and I am able then to click open. This interface is probably the equivalent of the cammand line that you mention
rpm -Uvh aMule-1.2.3-1.i586-SUSE_9.0.rpm
conclusion I have the version 1.2.3 working! eventhough I do not understand how it is going to save my dowloads...
cheers
fcr
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I have some new questions then...
I tried to find out where I could find a folder inside my documents called amule....but did not succeed neither did I found folders called amule/temp or amule/incoming. In fact I should need this kind of olders in order to save my dowloads?
In other words where is stored my amule software and the related subfolders?!!!...
eventhough I do not understand how it is going to save my dowloads...
the dir calls .aMule (its a hidden folder).. there u'll find Incoming and Temp dir
/home/yournick/.aMule
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damned linux is a bit tricky....
thanks again!
question again.....should I downlaod a specific firewall or drakfirewall is good enough?
drack sec is set at : Standard
and Drackfirewall : I unsticked all the possibilities + open 4662 and 4672
chers
fcr
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u said it works with your firewall (no low-id).. leave it running then..
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yes I have a high id but I was just worried in terms of safety for my computer as I understand that it exists many viruses on the net...
anyway I will keep it running this way with those parameters and se what ahppen...
thanks again for your prompt support!!
I will be a strong supporter to linux and amule!
cheers
fcr
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ur welcome ;)
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Viruses using exploits on ports are quiet rare, it's more likely that somebody would try to invade your computer that way. As long as your firewall blocks all ports except those you need (just take a random range) and use those for all tcp/udp programs you have (of course never use the same port twice). For example i have blocked all except 7000-7050 , should be completely safe as no programs except for file sharing tools are listening to those ports. No programs listening behind the ports results in no risk. Well what you can also do is always unblock the standard port for the programs you use, meaning unblock port 4662 4672 that you mentioned (ooh yeah to improve security make sure you only allow the protocol that's necessary, let's say if 4662 is your amule tcp port only allow tcp protocol and for 4672 only allow udp).
Believe me that's safe.
You may want to do some ports scans on your windows friend and you'll see ports with programs listening behind, yeah almost all windows users have those. Program listening on an open port : potential risk: only an exploit (buffer overflow or something similary) is needed to harm your computer. Windows user have for example 5000 : plug and play and 139, the netbios port open. Usually on your Linux box there shouldn't be any ports open, only if you use VNC, secure shell or ftp ,generally servers or remote administration programs(make sure you set proper passwords and if remote is only necessary within the local net make sure to set a rule that makes sure of this). So like I said, block all, unblock what you need.
edit: and what i always wanted to say, hey delta nice to read you again, has been a while ...that is if you were the person who did the emule mods in the past...
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Original von fcr
yes I have a high id but I was just worried in terms of safety for my computer as I understand that it exists many viruses on the net...
anyway I will keep it running this way with those parameters and se what ahppen...
thanks again for your prompt support!!
I will be a strong supporter to linux and amule!
cheers
fcr
there are no Linux virusses ever reported "in the wild". (yep, very unlike windoze ;-))
you might be subject to a hacker, (just like windoze) but its very unlikely they choose YOUR computer (and are able to break in, cuz this is more difficult in linux). and IF they broke in, they have to get your root-password somehow, cuz without it they can't do much. (the same goes for virusses, but as I said there aren't any, as for now).
and because of the enormous diversity under linux, when talking about for example desktops (icewm, kde, gnome, fwm, twm, xfce), email software (evolution, sylypheed, mozilla-mail, thunderbird, Kmail), browsers (konqueror, mozilla, firebird, galeon, nautilus, netscape, opera) etc, it is very unlikely a virus will ever spread very far (cuz almost all virussus only target one security hole in one program in one version, exept under windoze, cuz almost all windoze security holes exist for a long time in many versions cuz m$ isnt very fast to fix them)
hmmmm got long isnt it ???
sorry for my english but I guess you get the point - unless you run a server, or unless someone really wants to hack YOU, you don't really have to worry much for your security.
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ow, and welcome to the LINUX crowd, and thanx for the support!!!
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thanks again for all your comments. It helps me a lot to understand this new system that is linux for me: It is only the fourth day today that I am using it...
Regarding amule : is there a way to include a parameter so hat my computer will autoupdate if a new version is available? In otherwords what is the proper procedure to upgrade to a new release.
My next challenge is now to manage to connect my digital camera to my computer. I was previously using it under windows with some specific softwares provided with it...I bleive Linux i a long quest...
Cheers
fcr
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here you have to learn a thing: in windoze you had to update every program independent of the others. Linux is much more advanced on this: all software is managed in a central place, you're package management. If you dont compile it yourself (I whouldnt do it, it will cost you alot more work) then an FULL update of your WHOLE system, including ALL software to the LATEST versions shouln't take more than TWO commands.
In debian, it is:
[code:1]apt-get update[/code:1]
[code:1]apt-get upgrade[/code:1]
in mandrake it is:
[code:1]urpmi.update -a[/code:1]
[code:1]urpmi --auto-select[/code:1]
dunno about the others, but it should be similar. Some distro's aren't this advanced (yet), but I guess a newbie like you did choose an convenient system... like mandrake, red-hat or an easy-debian version (from which, although I have Mandrake, whould recommend debian, because of its superior package management, although its hardwaredetection/configuration isnt that advanced, compared to for example mandrake)