Re: [techtalk] runlevels & distributions

1999-10-15 Thread Gail Allinson
Steve Kudlak wrote: > Curious because everyone I have talked to explictly, and I have made my > noises I want to install LINUX here, in Wheeling, WV, full of low computer > knowledge people, I most often here "Go with Red Hat". I am kind of > checking it out now. > > Have Fun, > Sends Steve I'm

Re: [techtalk] KDE vs Gnome

1999-10-13 Thread Gail Allinson
Beverly Guillermo wrote: > > > In the distro I'm using runlevel 3 is the one you enter X automatically > > from. The best advice I can give is to look at /etc/inittab -- there > > should be a list of the runlevels that looks something like this: > > > > # runlevel 0 is halt > > # run

Re: [techtalk] KDE vs Gnome

1999-10-12 Thread Gail Allinson
Beverly Guillermo wrote: > > You have it your setup to enter X automatically, so you're running > at runlevel 5, rather then runlevel 3. In the distro I'm using runlevel 3 is the one you enter X automatically from. The best advice I can give is to look at /etc/inittab -- there should be a list

Re: [techtalk] KDE vs Gnome

1999-10-11 Thread Gail Allinson
JoAnn Elliott wrote: > > thanks for that, it was one of my questions, and now I have another. > > I installed and let it automatically start the windows thing, and I do get a > choice, but when I want to logout it closes the whole system, when what I > want to do is get out of the windows and in

Re: [techtalk] request for ideas

1999-10-11 Thread Gail Allinson
Deb Richardson wrote: > All suggestions, comments, ideas are appreciated. I think the number one thing a beginner needs to know starting out is where to look for help. This starts with where you might find it on your install CD and then once you install, where you might find help on your HD. I

Re: [techtalk] KDE vs Gnome

1999-10-11 Thread Gail Allinson
Just This Girl wrote: > > I would like to give Gnome a test spin, but my current environment is > KDE. What I am completely clueless about (in this instance, anyway) is > how to tell X to use Gnome instead, and where to tell it at? > I don't know how it works in the distribution you are using.

Re: [techtalk] cheap shell/web accounts?

1999-01-03 Thread Gail Allinson
srl wrote: > > so, i'm looking for a new shell access provider. > > I've taken a gander at he.net, and they seem okay, but i thought i'd put > this one out there. Where can I find any/all of the following in a shell > account for cheap, preferably under $15/mo? > > -virtual domain hosting for a