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  • #46
    I know to use info and man, I just don't see why I have too. Why isn't there a good searchable in-program list of solutions?

    And can anybody point me to a good list/manual of simple command line options, like copy, paste, c&p folder, new folder, etc.? And the usual newbie question: WHERE DO I CONFIGURE PPP?
    cIV list: cheats
    Now watch this drive!

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    • #47
      Konqueror is good for n00b file browsing. Just type the path into the location bar. But, do not use Konqueror's Archiver for untarring files. If the tarball is too big(I am unsure of the exact limit, more than 10MB I think) it will be turned to garbage. I lost a backup tarball that way. Use "tar -xzf tarball_name.extension". Replace the z with a j if it is a bz2 tarball. Also, Konqueror's Archiver cannot be used to create tarballs, it doesn't work. Use "tar -cjf tarball_name.bz2 file_or_dir_to_be_tarred other_file_or_dir".
      American by birth, smarter than the average tropical fruit by the grace of Me. -me
      I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. -- Bill Veeck | Don't listed to the Linux Satanist, people. - St. Leo | If patching security holes was the top priority of any of us(no matter the OS), we'd do nothing else. - Me, in a tired and accidental attempt to draw fire from all three sides.
      Posted with Mozilla Firebird running under Sawfish on a Slackware Linux install.:p
      XGalaga.

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      • #48
        I think I'll just stick to clicking my way around, geeks
        Speaking of Erith:

        "It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith

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        • #49
          word
          We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham Lincoln

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          • #50
            ari has a directory called "the_clit"?

            Ah, requesting access to "the_clit" and having permission denied. I know the feeling well.
            If I'm posting here then Counterglow must be down.

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            • #51
              Originally posted by Asher
              Good God, look how f*cking hideous that is.
              Reminds me of a slightly imrpvoed Windows 3.1.


              Funny, that's exactly how I feel when I look at XP.
              KH FOR OWNER!
              ASHER FOR CEO!!
              GUYNEMER FOR OT MOD!!!

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              • #52
                Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
                ari has a directory called "the_clit"?

                Ah, requesting access to "the_clit" and having permission denied. I know the feeling well.
                It's not my fault if people give weird names to their software...
                This is Shireroth, and Giant Squid will brutally murder me if I ever remove this link from my signature | In the end it won't be love that saves us, it will be mathematics | So many people have this concept of God the Avenger. I see God as the ultimate sense of humor -- SlowwHand

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                • #53
                  Ari:
                  Thanks for the advice. I couldn't answer before because this was a busy week, but I worked again on my Linux.

                  After a few hours, I finally managed to mount my NTFS drive, and I was at last able to install my video drivers. I learned quite a few things in the process about Linux... Gosh, none of my non-geek friends will ever have their personal computer under Linux until a professional group devotes energy to make many things simple.

                  Some Installers require text mode to work (I only learned by chance you had to change your /etc/inittab and reboot to do that). An operation as trivial as installing a game is a nightmare because of the hundreds of libs that are needed and that aren't present in the installer... I still can't understand why ordinary softwares like XMMS or games need to "compile" in order to install. And I still don't know what package I should install to have the compilation work flawlessly...

                  Yet, now that I progressed in understanding Linux, I'll reinstall my RedHat 9 again with all packages, on a bigger partition (since I can't make a swap partition, I'll add this space in my Linux part). I still hope I can one day try the seemingly promising games like Parsec and Planeshift. And I'm damn glad I could finally install a SNES emulator.

                  However, I hate to install my games in the /usr/games directory or anything like that. Is it possible to install them in /home/spiff/games/ without problems, or do I have to install them in the unwanted directory ?

                  Thanks for your answers and your help
                  "I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
                  "I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
                  "I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

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                  • #54
                    spiff why are you torturing yourself with all this?
                    We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham Lincoln

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                    • #55
                      Originally posted by Ted Striker
                      spiff why are you torturing yourself with all this?
                      I'm a curious person. If so many people torture them with Linux, ther MUST be a reason why

                      More seriously, now that I solved both problems, Linux is a satisfying OS, as long as I don't try to install anything

                      Actually, I love the open-source spirit behind Linux, and that's why I'm attracted to this OS. Now, if more people in the community became involved in user-friendliness, I'd definitely prefer Linux over Windows, if only because there is not this pestering obligation to buy all your software, or to "turnaround" it

                      Gah, while writing this post, I have just noticed something else that must have not struck a geek's mind: repetitve keys aren't a default (I mean, when you press "backspace" for long, it still counts as only one press )
                      "I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
                      "I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
                      "I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

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                      • #56
                        But Spiff, the reason why Linux isn't user-friendly is because the people who develop software do it for their fellow geeks.

                        Many geeks hate Windows simply because it is user friendly. If Linux became user friendly, the geeks would need another elitist OS to flock to.
                        "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                        Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                        • #57
                          Spiff

                          give it up! What are you getting out of Linux that can't get out of Windows < the bother?

                          Linux, it's not big and its not clever, so stop showing off you MS rebels!!!!

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                          • #58
                            There is somethiing good I get from Linuux that I won't get from windows...

                            When reinstalling RedHat for the 3rd time this week, I had once again NOT to enter some registration code or crap like that, unlike what I'd do if I reinstalled windows
                            "I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
                            "I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
                            "I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

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                            • #59
                              But you had to reinstall it three times in one week.

                              You get what you pay for. Trite, but true.
                              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                              Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                              • #60
                                Well, since I act as the "computer expert" for my classmates, I'm confronted quite often to windows headaches too.

                                The only difference between windows and Linux is that Win gives headaches when there is a problem. Linux gives headaches when everything is perfectly fine
                                "I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
                                "I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
                                "I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

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