Click on the, "terminal," button on your "start-menu" (panel).  I do use the GUI 
extensively, by the
way.  Sorry, but I'd rather use graphics instead of typing it in.  Linux is superior 
to Windows, but
it will never be widely used if you still have to type in commands!

-Brandon

John Aldrich wrote:

> On Mon, 03 Jul 2000, Jim Travnick wrote:
> > Hello hope sombody out there will take pitty on this new user but im
> > getting real confused here i see everyone talking about comands to do
> > this or that but i cant figure out how or why there in what i asume is
> > the comand line why doesnt anybody use the GUI?? when i set linux up i
> > set it up to boot to gnome which im starting to think was not a good
> > idea cant you do these things in there? or am i just to used to windows?
> > now before everybody starts flaming me with things like well what are
> > you trying to do all im trying right now is to get away from windows, i
> > run spreadsheets for work, a little word processing, picture scanning,
> > and internet surfing.
> > I am not looking to write any programs, I build systems for people. I
> > am  mainly looking for a better alternative to Windows, but once I have
> > Linux in, I have no idea what to do with it.
> >
> What commands are you wanting to run??? Sure there's a LOT
> of word processors available for Linux that are GUI
> programs -- Word Perfect, Star Office, KOffice (when it's
> released,) etc. Star Office has a spread sheet available,
> and Word Perfect Office for Linux probably does as well.
>
> As for picture scanning, I *think* you can do that with
> GIMP, once you've got your scanner hooked up and
> configured. I don't know much about scanning under Windows
> OR Linux.....
>
> What other apps are you looking for?
>         John
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