PCLinuxOS Tips

• Get auto-starting of KDE screensavers working

  See my KDE Tips page.

• Fix /dev/dsp sound permission denied errors

  When you add a user during the install of PCLinuxOS they only get added to their own group. To keep from getting permission denied errors about sound when multiple users are logged in just add each user to the audio group.

• Install VMWare Player

  VMWare Player needs to be patched to be able to install on PCLinuxOS. Here's how to install it:

  1. Download and install VMWare player
  2. Download the vmware-config-1GB-lowmem.patch
  3. Patch vmware-config.pl:

     patch /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl /path/to/vmware/vmware-config-1GB-lowmem.patch

  4. Run vmware-config.pl