.gz ??? what, how?

I need to read information in manual.txt when I went to the /usr/doc/lilo subdirectory, the closest filename that resembled this was Manual.txt.gz This is not readable by an editor. Is there something special about the .gz?? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubsc

Re: terminology/concept questions

is just a simple, brief explanation of what they do however. Shells > are very powerful and have a lot of features that can take a years to > expertise. Hope this helps. > > Dennis > > On Fri, 27 Jun 1997, David Miles wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 07:13:52

terminology/concept questions

C shell, borne shell, ?? shell, etc. in simple terms, would someone briefly explain to me what these terms mean, please? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

DOS partition with linux

I created the following partitions on my PC with debian: linux, linux swap space, and DOS 16bit >32MB on my PC. I made the DOS partition the bootable one. Linux seemed to have continued to install correctly. When I rebooted the computer, the computer did not start into eithe. How do I instal

couldn't get a free page

I installed debian on my computer last week. I left it sitting for the weekend. When I returned, I found the following message updating every so often on my screen: "couldn't get a free page" When I hit enter, I get the following statement "Out of memory for bash" a few seconds later "Out of m