On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 04:58:39AM -0700, mike williams wrote: > is it possible to use the gnu\lnux as a "normal" OS to do things like > browse webpages and download programs etc... and if so,how? i dont > have a problem logging in,but then all i get is debia"a"mike~$, what > do i do from there to browse web pages etc... Hi Mike, Gnu systems(eg. Debian Gnu/Linux) are layered. There is the 'console' that was called 'Dos in the old days. This is probabbly what you are using at the moment. In Gnu, there are many console programs to: browse the web and download file. A common web browser I like is 'links'. To install in use 'apt-get install links' as root. This will browse the web in 'text-mode' and will not show graphics and thus will be faster. If you want a modern experience, you will want to install X windows and a Desktop environment. This could be done like this: apt-get install x-window-system gnome gdm or apt-get install x-window-system kde kdm and when you finish this installation, you can reboot your computer to get a 'full' windows expereince. Also, you can install the firefox web browser which is what most folks like me like. do 'apt-get install firefox'. After that you may need to install some extras to use flash and other multimedia files. cheers, Kev -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org |
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