> Teilhard Knight wrote: > <snip> > > > > > Thanks a lot. I think I know now how the Linux world works. It is such a > > surprise for me to realise I have to know by memory about hundreds of programs > > in order to make them work. For someone from the Windows world it is kind of > > disappointing. But perhaps there are ways I do not know about to check which > > installed programs there are, huh? > > > > Cordially, > > > > Teilhard > > > For most of the GUI tools, you can pick them from the menus. (Not all > programs are in the menu's yet, but it is getting better.) > > For command line tools, it is sort of like dropping to the DOS prompt, > except that you have tools to help you that you don't have in DOS. > Things like typing part of a command, directory name, or file name, > hitting Tab, and haveing the system complete it, or offer you options on > completing it. You can also scroll through the command you have entered > using the up and down arrows. You can edit the commands you bring up > this way, and run them again. (A great help when you type like I do!) > > With most commands, you can get help by putting "--help" or "-h" after > the command. You can also type "man <command name>" to get help with > the commands. There is indeed a lot to learn if you want to take full > advantage of the power of Linux, but you usualy don't need the command > line tools to get things done. (I like them, and sometimes have to > check on what the GUI tool is...) > > Mikkel
Indeed. Although most of the things you say are new to me, I can appreciate command-line Linux is a much more powerful OS than DOS ever was. To be honest, I feel impatient for seeing the end of the Micro$soft empire and its blue-screen world. Maybe that's why I would like to see in Linux only improvements over $ill Gates toys and a friendly environment. However, the more I learn about Linux, the less I picture it like an OS for a secretary, for example. I agree with someone who said that $ill Gates has a stronghold in his Control Panel. But that doesn't mean I cannot appreciate the advantages of Linux over Windows, and the speed it is evolving. Cordially, Teilhard ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through CWMail: http://www.crosswinds.net
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