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Ndiswrapper install problems

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kirk

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I am trying to install the latest version of ndiswrapper, but I keep getting the error cant find kernel build files. I am using the latest mandriva free install.

any ideas of what I am missing?

thanks for the help
 
You have to install the kernel source so that ndiswrapper can link against it. This is just another example where rpm based package managers --still-- dont calculate dependancies properly...

RPM based package managers suck. You should consider moving on to something better.
 
thanks for the reply, I had just figured that out by looking at some other posts from mandriva's forums. But still thanks for trying to help me :)

And I was able to get my wireless working :D
 
duby229 said:
You have to install the kernel source so that ndiswrapper can link against it. This is just another example where rpm based package managers --still-- dont calculate dependancies properly...

RPM based package managers suck. You should consider moving on to something better.
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What would you reccomend?

I am still very new to linux, so I was trying to find something that is semi noob friendly :p
 
Noob friendly, then try Ubuntu.. It has the same package manager as Debian so you wont have to worry about dependancy issues like this....

Ubuntu is has a Gnome front end, or you can try Kubuntu, which is the same thing but has a KDE front end. So depending on your preferences try Ubuntu if you prefer Gnome, or Kubuntu if you prefer KDE. I'm a fan of Gnome myself, but KDE feels more like Windows. In the end it comes down to your own preferences.

There are other good chioces out there, but the best free noob friendly distro is going to be one of the above.
 
kirk said:
What would you reccomend?

I am still very new to linux, so I was trying to find something that is semi noob friendly :p
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I'll second Ubuntu. This is my first serious go at Linux, and Ubunutu is great. I've had a few problems with my 845G Video on my fileserver, and sound on my SB400 chipset Laptop. But everything else works great. Very easy to find and install programs, and even compile compile my own when needed.

So I suggest you install Ubuntu, and then check out www.ubuntuforums.org
 
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