Richard,
You must become "root" to change configurations rather than just
a regular user. Root can do powerful (and potentially disastrous) changes
to your system, so best not to be "root" all the time.
The command line:
su
which stands for super user, asks for root's login and password. While
you're root, the prompt changes from "$" to "#".
Your install script failed to correctly configure X, since your screen went
blank. As root, try running Xconfigurator.
You can do RPM installs from a command line, here's an example:
rpm -ivh foo-1.0-1.i586.rpm
> 2) How do I install XWindows without opening up my machine?
> NOTE: I have a Sony 100SX monitor and I do know (my dad told me) that
> the video card has 4mb of RAM.
> 3) How do I change my configurations?
> 4) How do I install StarOffice?
>
> REASON: It is on the third CD, and I know how to get to read the disk
> in the /mnt then the /cdrom directory. I then do an ls and it shows me
> the files on the cd. However it is an RPM file and the RPM --help
> doesn't help me much at all. I think it is trying to write to the CD
> and not my root directory.
>
> ---------
>
> I do appreciate any help that anyone can get me. I can only now access
> the net using the computers at school and my sisters one, which I
> prefer not to do...
>
> ------------
> Here are some specs of the system:
>
> Pentium 133mhz
> 80mb RAM
> 10.2gb hard drive
> 24X CD ROM
> 4X4X32 CDRW drive
> 4mb Video card (unsure name)
> Sony Monitor
> ZIP 100 drive
> Zoltrix 33.6kbps external modem
> HP610CL Deskjet
>
> If you need any other specs, let me know...as I said, I don't want to
> open up my machine if possible.
>
> Richard Wegner
> Linux Newbie
>
>
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