Andre Douglas said on Friday, 29 November 2002 6:41 PM: >na I tryed that and it didnt work. >here is what it says when i log in. > >......a bunch of crap saying ive loged in etc................... > > >then if ive gone into user its >andre2@andre:~$ here i can type commands (andre is my name) >or if i access root >andre:~# here i can type commands > >if i type help it gives me a bunch of usless command that dont do much. Can
>you help me? Andre, Please note - anything you enter in at a terminal (which is where you are) is not a useless command(s). If you want windows then go use it, linux has in depth roots in a unix heritage, and that means learn how to use a command line. The command line is very very very powerful, in many ways more powerful than a gui can ever be. Learn it, at least the basics. You don't have to be a terminal guru, but knowing the basics is part of learning linux. May I suggest a trip to the local library/bookstore to grab a book on linux (I recommend linux for dummies [not the redhat version] by john maddog hall - it's a good basic read for a newbie without going overly complex). That bunch of crap that comes up is actually very important. It is your system details. Sure, you don't have to know what it all means, but it's good to have some idea what it is. Try entering: cat dmesg | less at the prompt to get a reply of what pops up during booting up. It doesn't have absolutely everything that pops up, but most of the relevant stuff. Your brave for trying Debian GNU linux as a total newbie, but good on you :-) Welcome to Debian, best linux distribution on the planet. And the best user lists group I might add. Dave PS I'd suggest that you don't have X working because you did not either install XFree86, did not configure it properly, did not load a graphical user interface (kde, gnome) or have not set up drivers for your graphics card properly yet. although i am not sure, it seems you want to run X. type startx command and you should be through. -->regards, sandip p deshmukh ------***-------- _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
