Re: X server mishap

2009-05-08 Thread Ben Badgley
I guessed as much, as far as that install being borked. :) It happens. Wife relented and let me try out Ububtu, which a friend left a live cd of. So far it seems to run properly. I need to update to version 9.04 later today. And that'll be fun as I've not quite gotten the internet connectio

X server appears mishap

2009-05-07 Thread Ben Badgley
Not sure this qualifies as a bug report, so please do not assume it is that. I am having trouble with the display. I was using terminal under gnome2 and doing perceived 'safe' L/Unix commands dealing with file permissions. Apparently, the commands may not have been as safe as I thought. "D'o

Re:Whatzit.

2009-04-23 Thread Ben Badgley
Lynn, Thank you for confirming real human beings exist. :) You might try hitting the whirly-gig with a bigger hammer. Sometimes the ka-hootin valves get stuck and basic engineering relies on said big hammer. My wife oft reminds, "you forgot a dot." :) One day I was coding and did forget a dot.

Re: Intro / Debian

2009-04-23 Thread Ben Badgley
Yes, so far the distribution works fine for me. One minor glitch I've noticed. It is actively or rather pro-actively developed. :) I got the five disc dvd set right after Feb. 14th, and already have a few outdated libraries and programs. It is a very pleasant surprise. Especially knowing I'm abl

Intro

2009-04-22 Thread Ben Badgley
Hello, My name is Ben Badgley. I live in rural Virginia, we can visit Timberville, which is three to five miles out. Generally speaking I'm a good old fashioned country boy, unafraid of working hard to achieve goals. Recently, put Lenny on a computer. I am busily delving into learning C