I recommend you to get a book called "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux",
from Ricart. It comes with a CD (Caldera's OpenLinux) and it explains
everything you should want to know at this point.
-Manuel.
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]En
> nombre de syed riyaz
> Enviado el: Miércoles, 20 de Diciembre de 2000 04:23 p.m.
> Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Asunto: Re: ABC's of Linux Red Hat 5.0
>
>
> Dear friend,
>
> Hi !
>
> I beleive you will be in pink of health & in good mood.
>
> I have recently installed the Red Hat LINUX 5.0 on my
> PC(Pentium/100-Mhz, 32-MB Ram,1.2-GB HDD,DCS Sound Card,
> JVC-3,600 bps external Modem, SVGA Moniter, mouse etc.).
>
> After reading the HTML document instructions in the
> CD-Mannual, in several attempts, any how I colud install it
> and got to the root prompt. Aslo, I ran X-window program by
> typing "startx" at command prompt.
>
> My experience with the "Linux" was really 'Awfull' and
> painfull, it has given me too much trouble. May be this is
> due to my lack of "Linux-awareness"/Unix-awareness.
>
> I have not seen such a poor & scaled-down graphics in my
> life, I don't know why the world is overwhelming with it,
> while it seems me much inferior as compared MS-Windows. Its
> very complex rather difficult to configure devices on it, and
> connectivity to internet is only for me, there is no softwae
> on it to install. whare to get it.
>
> Please can any body tell me the following very basic things
> in a simple way:-
>
> 1. How to access floppy drives in linux ?
> 2. How to copy Win98 files to floppies like Win98 ?
> 3. How to read from CD-ROM drives ?
> 4. Is it possible to read DOS/Other files from Linux ?
> 5. How stablish Modem connectivity, simple way ?
> 6. Does it provide TCP/IP & PPP connectivity ?
> 7. Where to get the Int-Browser on Linux, if its fre ?
> 8. Soundcard not detected in Linux, its PnP in Win98 ?
>
> Well, I a am loosing hope of using Linux, if it is a such a
> great "Headeache". Is there any simplest
> Graphical-User-Interface in Linux awailable like Win98 or
> OS/2, where configuriong & using devices is a fun.
>
> Please respond my basic questions,
> I will be thankfull to you & may obliged.
>
> Suncerely Yours Linux Friend,
> (Syed Mohammad Riyaz)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------- Original Message --------------
> David Brett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> To:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> From:David Brett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date:Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:26:19 -0500 (EST)
> Subject:awk FS
>
> Does anybody know how to set the field separator to "="
>
>
> david
>
>
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