Hello Jeremy C B Nicoll (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> I've a HP B132L which someone else put woody on for me, but I'm nearly > totally ignorant of how things work in linux. Can anyone tell me how > to: > > a) find out precisely which version of woody it is (if there are > different versions or patch levels or whatever)? I don't know > how to relate "woody" to posts I see naming particular kernel > levels etc. Check your package versions: <http://auric.debian.org/~joey/3.0r2/> To make sure you use the latest version, add the security server and an Debian mirror to your sources.list and run apt-get update and apt-get upgrade. > b) when it boots it automatically starts X and then KDM; I think I'd > like none of the GUI stuff to start automatically but instead to > start them by command if/when I want to. How do I do that? Remove the symlinks for kdm in your default runlevel: rm /etc/rc2.d/S99kdm Or install rcconf (rcconfig?) and deselect kdm. Next time kdm won't start. You can start X using startx or /etc/init.d/kdm start > c) If I manage to have KDM not start, will the command: gdm > start GDM up instead, assuming it is installed? Not unless you tell it to. > d) how do I find out what software is installed? Eg *is* GDM/Gnome > in my system, and if so, where are its libraries, if I want to > explore its parameter files etc? Try aptitude or synaptic. Or dselect. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
