My first post using Linux!!!!!!!

[KeyserSoze]

Originally posted by: Jero

Originally posted by: KeyserSoze

Originally posted by: arod

Originally posted by: KeyserSoze
Got in on that free Novell DVD Suite of Applications, installed it, and I'm up and running! Pretty Amazing that it pretty much has all the software I would need, with the exception of AIM and FireFox.

Wow, I'm happy. Now to learn this b!tch of an Operating System on the backend.


KeyserSoze

Suse 9.1 has AIM and firefox included.

Damnit! I gotta find it then. Holy hell, this is a wayyyyyyyy different architecture than Windoze. Egads. I need a book or something.

KeyserSoze

A few key points...

whatever is in /etc are mainly config files

whatever is in /etc/rc.d/rc3.d are where you can stop and restart services

/usr/sbin /sbin /usr/bin are where most binary files are located. Most of the time these locations are already part of the path.

To check the path of each user in bash shell for example in your user account look at a file called .bashrc

for universal information, look at /etc/profile

/usr/local/share is where most of the shared applications are installed

/tmp is the only root directory by default that anyone has permission to

Thanx for the advice!




KeyserSoze

 

[ZOXXO]

Have fun.

I plan to dip into the Linux pool if/when I mange to save up enough money to build a new sytem.

 

[cquark]

Also check out the Linux Documentation Project.
http://www.tldp.org/docs.html

 

[slpaulson]

Originally posted by: KeyserSoze
Got in on that free Novell DVD Suite of Applications, installed it, and I'm up and running! Pretty Amazing that it pretty much has all the software I would need, with the exception of AIM and FireFox.

Wow, I'm happy. Now to learn this b!tch of an Operating System on the backend.





KeyserSoze

It has gaim and firefox on the install dvd .
Open up yast and go to add programs.
I just got my cd a couple days ago and installed it yesterday.
I was running gentoo before that but I managed to break some stuff so here I am with suse.

 

[SilentZero]

I just installed 9.1 pro from the novell dvd resource kit a few days ago. I know its only a eval, but for how long? The standard 30 day eval?

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

I tried Mandrake, Red hat, Lindows, and knoppix for about a week each. I never even figured out how to install anything on any of them. Wait... I take that back. I installed Opera on Red Rat. I could never figure out how to do the rest of the stuff though.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
I tried Mandrake, Red hat, Lindows, and knoppix for about a week each. I never even figured out how to install anything on any of them. Wait... I take that back. I installed Opera on Red Rat. I could never figure out how to do the rest of the stuff though.

Yeah, me too- I got quite far with Gentoo (Firefox, XChat etc), but I couldn't bring myself to discard all the Windows apps that I use.

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: Citrix