On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 02:54:24PM +0100, Jeremy C B Nicoll 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.
I don't actually know how one finds out whether one has woody release 0, 1 or 2, but there's very little difference. As regards the kernel version, see the 'uname' command. > 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? # rm /etc/rc?.d/S??kdm > c) If I manage to have KDM not start, will the command: gdm > start GDM up instead, assuming it is installed? AFAIK. > d) how do I find out what software is installed? Eg *is* GDM/Gnome > in my system, dpkg -l > and if so, where are its libraries, if I want to > explore its parameter files etc? Parameter files and the like are generally detailed in the relevant man page. Libraries are generally in /usr/lib. If I want more detailed information as to where the files are I generally pull the deb apart in /tmp and see what I get (ar -x foo.deb; tar xzf data.tar.gz). -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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