i dont understand...
Longman, Bill
yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:19:54 -0700
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so far this has been pretty frustrating as ive had video problems with 2
different versions of ydl on two different computers, and have never even
gotten this operating system to boot up into a graphical mode i can
understand... if you could help me through this, id really appreciate it,
because i REALLY want to begin understanding linux...
I have to chime in here, too, Matt. Look before you leap, still water runs
deep. A GUI is the last thing you want if you are trying to learn linux.
Just get a console login and start from there. Linux is pretty cool because
on the console, you typically can get several login sessions all at once.
I don't know about the rest of the people on the list, but I'm usually just
opening up xterms anyway. It's just a pretty command line that I can move
around on the screen. The work I actually do is mostly at the command line.
You'll need to learn an editor first. Pico is the n00b choice. Vi is the
usual editor because I've never seen a *nix box it wasn't on. I use it all
the time but I've been using it for more than ten years.
Another tip: learn the directory structure. User files are [typically] found
in /home. System configuration files are found under /etc. Scripts that
control what gets started at boot are found in /etc/init.d and the
/etc/rc?.d directories.
O'Reilly's "Unix in a Nutshell" is a great reference. It will get you where
you need to go.
I've used several *nixes now and I have to parrot NQ: YDL is not a good
place to start Linux. Once you're familiar with it, come back to it but get
your feet wet with a cheap-o pentium and one of the other distros. Heck,
I've seen some decent machines at Value Village for $35.
Bill
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<DIV><FONT size=2>so far this has been pretty frustrating as ive had video
problems with 2 different versions of ydl on two different computers, and have
never even gotten this operating system to boot up into a graphical mode i can
understand... if you could help me through this, id really appreciate it,
because i REALLY want to begin understanding linux... <SPAN
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color=#0000ff>I have to chime in here, too, Matt. Look before you leap, still
water runs deep. A GUI is the last thing you want if you are trying to
learn linux. Just get a console login and start from there. Linux is pretty cool
because on the console, you typically can get several login sessions all at
once.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=767340516-21102003><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>I don't know about the rest of the people on the list, but
I'm usually just opening up xterms anyway. It's just a pretty command line that
I can move around on the screen. The work I actually do is mostly at the command
line. You'll need to learn an editor first. Pico is the n00b choice. Vi is
the usual editor because I've never seen a *nix box it wasn't on.
I use it all the time but I've been using it for more than
ten years.</FONT> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=767340516-21102003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=767340516-21102003>Another tip: learn the directory structure. User files
are [typically] found in /home. System configuration files are found under /etc.
Scripts that control what gets started at boot are found in /etc/init.d and the
/etc/rc?.d directories.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=767340516-21102003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=767340516-21102003>O'Reilly's "Unix in a Nutshell" is a great reference.
It will get you where you need to go.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=767340516-21102003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=767340516-21102003>I've
used several *nixes now and I have to parrot NQ: YDL is not a good place to
start Linux. Once you're familiar with it, come back to it but get your feet wet
with a cheap-o pentium and one of the other distros. Heck, I've seen some decent
machines at Value Village for $35.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=767340516-21102003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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class=767340516-21102003>Bill</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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