On Sunday 09 November 2003 07:16 pm, Katherine Catalano wrote: > Thanks Richard. I do need further help with this. I know very > little about Linux so far. > Is this done in bash? > > Katherine >
Katherine, to edit configuration files you can open a terminal (console), type "su" (without the " marks) to become root (system administrator). When prompted, give your root password. Now you'll need a text editor to browse and edit your files. There are plenty of those already on your system. For example, type : "kwrite" or "kate" or "mc" or ........ "emacs" (if you are courageous). Then browse to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and edit as you like. - But save it first under a different name, i.e. : "XF86Config-4.old" , just in case. Then, save and exit. To have your changes take effect, log out and in again. Personally, I prefer "Midnight Commander". This is a nice "Norton Utilities clone" with lots of options. It is not installed by default, but it is on your cd's. Just (in your root console) type : "urpmi mc" , and you are done. Then, from a root console, type "mc" and enjoy ! HTH Kaj Haulrich. -- *This mail was sent from a 100 % Microsoft free computer*
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