On Sat, 9 Dec 2000, Klaus Priechenfried wrote:
> Trying to
> open the musicTex.dvi-file caused an error in kde2, the system didn#t
> react anymore and I had to reboot the whole Linux
I forgot to answer that. Apparently you overlooked some basic advantages
of Linux. You can kill any process WITHOUT re-booting. Shed the bad
Windoze habits! If anything freezes, open a new console, e.g. by Ctl-Alt-F1,
log in and look for your processes running by typing ps. It shows you a list
of the processes with a process identification number. You kill the process
by kill <number> or kill -9 <number>, return to your original console
and continue to work. However, I never had anything frozen in TeX. Are you sure that
the program did not expect another information or key stroke? The separate
error window should tell you. However, I do not use kde and can not help you
with that. Making yourself familiar with the basic things of the Linux
system is a prerequisite to have fun with Linux. The SuSE handbook or other
Linux operation booklet are quite good for beginners. Linux is NOT a better
Windows; it is totally different (and much more stable) operation system.
Rebooting (in Windoze: you have pressed a key: please reboot the computer)
simply should not be necessary.
Christof
