On 31-Mar-2000 21:57:04 Hilary Hertzoff wrote: > > I've looked in through the documentation until my eyes blurred and I > haven't been able to find the answers to these rather basic questions. > > 1. Is there a way to exit X without halting the computer? The methods > I've tried have either shut down the computer correctly or brought me back > to the X login prompts.
Your window manager probably has an exit menu, but you can also use the key combination Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to leave X. > > 3. When I find the file how do I install it? It's in .tar.gz format > rather than .deb and the explanations I've found are a bit confusing and > assume a little more Linux knowledge than I've acquired yet (three weeks > and counting)... tar xvfz filename.tar.gz then cd to the top level directory where you will find a README or INSTALL file which explains how to install. Usually it goes something like this: ./configure make make install (this step as root) -- Andrew