Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
On Monday 15 Sep 2003 2:11 am, Eric Huff wrote: I tried to locate it and I got the message that my database was 8 days old. That's funny, that's how old mine was too... That means you have slocate installed but it is not being updated by its overnight cron job. The most likely reason being your computer is not switched on overnight! Open your MandrakeControl CentreSoftwareSoftware Install and install the anacron package. Anacron checks for cron jobs which have been missed and runs them 15 mins after the computer has been switched on. derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
Found this link for Linux: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition can download html or pdf file: http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/book/index.html.gz - Original Message - From: Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:43:21 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours On Saturday September 13 2003 09:56 pm, Aron Smith wrote: Don't forget The Rute Users Guide you can buy a copy or download either HTML or PDF version from http://www.programming-hub.com/Linux_Rute_Users_Tutorial_and_Expo sition If it's not already on your Mandrake CD's (me thinks its is, has been for a long long time), then tom # urpmi rute ftp://ftp.uninett.no/pub/Linux/Mandrake/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/rute-0.9.1-3mdk.noarch.rpm installing /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/rute-0.9.1-3mdk.noarch.rpm Preparing... ## 1:rute ## tom $ loci rute /usr/lib/menu/rute /usr/share/doc/rute-0.9.1 /usr/share/doc/rute-0.9.1/rute.pdf tom $ xpdf /usr/share/doc/rute-0.9.1/rute.pdf ~~ Then you can read it (First thing I do after an install is disable the CD sources, as they're already obsolete. I go to mirrors to get current. 'Course first thing I do with instructions is throw 'em in the trash ;) -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- __ Sign-up for your own personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup CareerBuilder.com has over 400,000 jobs. Be smarter about your job search http://corp.mail.com/careers Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
On Sat, 2003-09-13 at 21:04, Ken Rhodes wrote: This link didn't work for me: http://www.programming-hub.com/Linux_Rute_Users_Tutorial_and_Exposition __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com try this one http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake/Books_Computer_books.html Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
On Sun, 2003-09-14 at 11:01, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Saturday 13 September 2003 10:25 am, Curt Tresenriter wrote: I've started to read this book and I'm wondering whether or not it's worth the time since what I'm really interested in is Linux. Is enough of it relevant to make it worthwhile... or is just some of it helpful? Are there parts that may as well be be passed over, or am I better off focusing on a Linux book? Curt: I've only given the 24 hour books a brief look. IIRC, they have a version for Red Hat that should be closer to Mandrake than a Unix reference. However, given that I can barely learn my own telephone number in 24 hours, I bought: 1. Running Linux (textbook) 2. Linux in a Nutshell (reference) Both are published by O'Reilly (www.oreilly.com) -- about $75 for the pair. -- cmg You should learn about inodes. That's really important. Other than inodes the best command to learn about is rm. Great utility, and you can use it to wipe out literally every Windows based virus, i.e.: rm -rf /mnt/win_c/*.* ...works wonders. (NOTE: PLEASE INGEST THIS INFORMATION WITH A CRYSTAL OF SODIUM CHLORIDE) stephen kuhn - owner == illawarra computer services a kuhn media australia company http://kma.0catch.com -- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents -- All right, you degenerates! I want this place evacuated in 20 seconds! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
On Sun, 2003-09-14 at 21:48, C Tresenriter wrote: At 07:31 PM 9/14/03 +1000, y'all wrote: I've only given the 24 hour books a brief look. Don't forget The Rute Users Guide You should learn about inodes. That's really important. rm -rf /mnt/win_c/*.* Don't try this at home kids! Aaron,Carroll, Haymac Stephen, Thanks for the tips - I've already found that some of the commands in the Unix book don't work which led me to ask the question. I'm guessing no one has actually used it extensively?? I'll read the portion on inodes at least. What are the major differences between the two? Ok...I'll get on a serious note here, mate. One of the first - VERY FIRST things that anyone and everyone should read up on and get to know is system administration. Basic administration tasks. FROM A CONSOLE. Not from some silly candy-apple GUI. Get to know the guts. System performance tuning, device drivers, modules, kernel tuning. After all that jazz, then move on to the XWindows world... Not a joke - being serious here. stephen kuhn - owner == illawarra computer services a kuhn media australia company http://kma.0catch.com -- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents -- You're just the sort of person I imagined marrying, when I was little... except, y'know, not green... and without all the patches of fungus. -- Swamp Thing Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
On Sunday 14 September 2003 07:19 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote: |Not a joke - being serious here. | |stephen kuhn - owner I'm going to get myself a salt lick for my desk just for your posts! Curt the gullible -- Imagination is more important than knowledge. ~ Einstein Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
tom $ loci rute C'mon, tell us the alias! :) -- Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
I've started to read this book and I'm wondering whether or not it's worth the time since what I'm really interested in is Linux. Is enough of it relevant to make it worthwhile... or is just some of it helpful? Are there parts that may as well be be passed over, or am I better off focusing on a Linux book? -- Recent studies show there are no answers. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 09:25:31 -0500 Curt Tresenriter [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: I've started to read this book and I'm wondering whether or not it's worth the time since what I'm really interested in is Linux. Is enough of it relevant to make it worthwhile... or is just some of it helpful? Are there parts that may as well be be passed over, or am I better off focusing on a Linux book? It can't hurt. It sounds like it'll give you a quick and dirty grounding in the internal workings, like filesystems, CLI, and stuff. If you do some googling, there are a lot of free online Linux training courses, IIRC IBM has one that is pretty thorough. -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be. -- Lao Tsu Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
On Sat, 2003-09-13 at 18:01, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Saturday 13 September 2003 10:25 am, Curt Tresenriter wrote: I've started to read this book and I'm wondering whether or not it's worth the time since what I'm really interested in is Linux. Is enough of it relevant to make it worthwhile... or is just some of it helpful? Are there parts that may as well be be passed over, or am I better off focusing on a Linux book? Curt: I've only given the 24 hour books a brief look. IIRC, they have a version for Red Hat that should be closer to Mandrake than a Unix reference. However, given that I can barely learn my own telephone number in 24 hours, I bought: 1. Running Linux (textbook) 2. Linux in a Nutshell (reference) Both are published by O'Reilly (www.oreilly.com) -- about $75 for the pair. -- cmg Don't forget The Rute Users Guide you can buy a copy or download either HTML or PDF version from http://www.programming-hub.com/Linux_Rute_Users_Tutorial_and_Exposition __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
This link didn't work for me: http://www.programming-hub.com/Linux_Rute_Users_Tutorial_and_Exposition __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- __ Sign-up for your own personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup CareerBuilder.com has over 400,000 jobs. Be smarter about your job search http://corp.mail.com/careers Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
Don't forget The Rute Users Guide you can buy a copy or download either HTML or PDF version from http://www.programming-hub.com/Linux_Rute_Users_Tutorial_and_Exposition You can also rpm it! -- Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Join the content organization discussion: http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/WebIndex Join the General Wiki Development discussion: http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/DevelopingTheMandrakeCommunity#Discussion Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Teach yourself unix in 24 hours
On Saturday September 13 2003 09:56 pm, Aron Smith wrote: Don't forget The Rute Users Guide you can buy a copy or download either HTML or PDF version from http://www.programming-hub.com/Linux_Rute_Users_Tutorial_and_Expo sition If it's not already on your Mandrake CD's (me thinks its is, has been for a long long time), then tom # urpmi rute ftp://ftp.uninett.no/pub/Linux/Mandrake/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/rute-0.9.1-3mdk.noarch.rpm installing /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/rute-0.9.1-3mdk.noarch.rpm Preparing... ## 1:rute ## tom $ loci rute /usr/lib/menu/rute /usr/share/doc/rute-0.9.1 /usr/share/doc/rute-0.9.1/rute.pdf tom $ xpdf /usr/share/doc/rute-0.9.1/rute.pdf ~~ Then you can read it (First thing I do after an install is disable the CD sources, as they're already obsolete. I go to mirrors to get current. 'Course first thing I do with instructions is throw 'em in the trash ;) -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
