On Tuesday 16 August 2005 12:17 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > 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) or for us simpletons when at the command line,,, jed...
> > > 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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