On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 01:13 pm, matt-nc tapped out: > At 07:11 AM 8/16/05 +1000, you wrote: > > Huzzah! Success at 10:35 PM EDT.
Brilliant. You're a legend! > I checked it with the old Vim (after some Googling for instructions on > that) and it was at 5 so I rebooted but same problem. So I reinstalled, > with some online research and attention to the video specs and, voila, it > works. VIM = BAD, pico = good (and simple) > Since I now know how to mess with the inittab, I'll probably switch to > runlevel 3 just for coolness and psyching out any ignorant newbies that > might try to boot in my presence. Works well in freakin'em out. Also great for instantly switching between different wm's and desktops and doing other CLI stuff. MS Windows folks have a hard time understanding that EXPLORER is the only shell they've got. Ha! > Thanks for all the helpful responses, I'm recording the info cave-man style > (with ancient ink writing device), for complete retention. I collect those and put them in a jar, selecting ONLY the cool ones to go into my pocket protector with my calculator and slide rule. > What editor do you all recommend? I used to have a dual boot system on my > desktop with RH9 and I recall using some editor in Gnome that seemed to be > more user friendly than Vim. pico. Great editor. It's installed with "pine" (urpmi pine). Easy, fast, efficient. With that said, there are going to be some trolls coming out of the woodwork stating that "vi" is the frogs' tits or "emacs" is the sunshine outta God's arse....either which, it's linux, so we have many choices, don't we? > Thanks again, > Matt -- illawarra computer services stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales Linux 2.6.11-12mdk AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+ GNU/Linux --------------------------------------------- windows/mac/linux home and business solutions fix it right. fix it now. fix it right now. --------------------------------------------- Don't expect people to keep in step--it's hard enough just staying in line.
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