Hey all,
[Dave !! Jimmy did fine. The English did the job by conveying the message.]
There are several types of installations. Usually booting off the CD and following
the prompts on the screen is the best method. MandrakeLinux is able to detect most of
the common hardware found in machines. However, there are exceptions and you'll want
to check Mandrake's site to make sure your hardware is supported.
Near the end of the installation you'll be asked during the install if you want the
machine to boot into X window system. Just answer no if you don't want to go directly
into it.
There are great websites on using Mandrake. These will be available when you launch
Konqueror. The best method is to use a search engine (such as google) and type in
keywords.
In terms of a good text editor - Mandrake installs some very good ones. There are gui
and non gui editors. So - take your pick from the lot that are installed. Of course,
any die-hard Linux fan is going to remind you to take the time to learn the command
line and learn Vi.
BTW: Don't forget to purchase a boxed set. You'll get a hard copy of manuals which
are very valuable.
Good luck
On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:04:48 -0500
David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jimmy,
Hey man, punctuation works wonders!!! Either you just didn't use any or that is an
excerpt from the longest run-on sentence in the history of the English language.
That with your use of numbers in the place of words makes your email fairly difficult
to read.
For scanners check: http://panda.mostang.com/sane/.
For sound cards check: http://www.alsa-project.org/~goemon/ and
http://www.opensound.com/osshw.html.
The best install is to do a fresh format/full install. You have the choice during
install to start X on boot or not.
You can choose from a plethora of editors during install.
HTH
Dave
jimmy keffer said onto me:
jimmy i'm new 2 linux will mandrake 8.1 work with a hp scanjet 3300c and
jimmy awe-64 isa sound card i want 2 know the best kind of install 2 do i
jimmy want x but not 2 boot in 2 it on startup what is a good editor 4 text
jimmy mode other then vi with mandrake
jimmy thanks 4 your help
jimmy jimmy
jimmy
jimmy
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