glen wrote: > > I am a linux newbie, and I need to be able to get files from the internet > to fix some problems. How do I download stuff from the command line (or > can I)? How do I install a new version of Xfree86? Basically the problems > I am having (among other which are keeping me from these fixes) are on the > following page (although I have a slightly different model. Any > suggestions are welcome. It depends partly on which flavour of Linux you're using. In debian, you can download stuff with 'apt-get'. In all flavours, you can use lynx (which someone else mentioned) or ftp. (ncftp is my favourite). There's lots of ways. Jenn V. -- "We're repairing the coolant loop of a nuclear fusion reactor. This is women's work!" Helix, Freefall. http://www.purrsia.com/freefall/ Jenn Vesperman [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.simegen.com/~jenn _______________________________________________ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk