Re: debian newbie seeks help

1999-01-28 Thread Anthony Suddaby
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok. Basicly, in order to run a program all you need to do is type the > program name. Like, in order to run netscape in Xwindows, you type > netscape and hit enter. [snip] But do remember that the current directory is

Re: debian newbie seeks help

1999-01-27 Thread Mike Archer
> "rod peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/26/99 08:42:44 PM > > To: "debian" > cc:(bcc: James Robertson/US/CCE) > Subject: debian newbie seeks help > > > > > Hooray! I finally got my debian installation to work after many week

Re: debian newbie seeks help

1999-01-27 Thread jrobertson
t;rod peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/26/99 08:42:44 PM To: "debian" cc:(bcc: James Robertson/US/CCE) Subject: debian newbie seeks help Hooray! I finally got my debian installation to work after many weeks(months) of frustration. Thanks to everyone who gave th

Re: debian newbie seeks help

1999-01-27 Thread ktb
rod peters wrote: >Can someone suggest a book for beginners. Preferably geared toward > debian. I though I would be able to figure it out but I think I had > better get a book. First off if you haven't checked out the Debian site do so: http://www.debian.org/ they have documentation there a

Re: debian newbie seeks help

1999-01-27 Thread Andrew Ivanov
Ok. Basicly, in order to run a program all you need to do is type the program name. Like, in order to run netscape in Xwindows, you type netscape and hit enter. Many commands can include arguments with them, like xterm -bg black -fg white geometry 80x35 will produce an xterm window with black bac

Re: debian newbie seeks help

1999-01-27 Thread Henning Makholm
"rod peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Now I am worse off before. I don't know how to talk to > linux. At all. I can do a few commands, cd, df, dir, and other simple > stuf. I don't know, however, how to run programs. You just type their name at the shell prompt. 'df' and 'ls' are program

debian newbie seeks help

1999-01-27 Thread rod peters
Hooray! I finally got my debian installation to work after many weeks(months) of frustration.  Thanks to everyone who gave their suggestions.  Now I am worse off before.  I don't know how to talk to linux.  At all.  I can do a few commands, cd, df, dir, and other simple stuf.  I don't know,