Re: [newbie] lots of crashes???

2000-04-15 Thread andy barnes
Mohamed Saad wrote: Hello everyone... I have installed Mandrake 7.0 a week ago... I just have a small question.. I heard things about Linux like "Rock Solid" and so... What i noted is that Mandrake 7.0 crashes just like Windows!!! Yes... Its crashes are much less than Windows! but.. It

[newbie] That address for the mozilla fonts..

2000-04-15 Thread andy barnes
Can someone please re-post it, as I've lost all my mail while I've been re-formatting all my drives!! Is it an easy job to install them?? Let me re-phrase that..is it easy for a new Linux user?? Cheers Andy

[newbie] Dead Simple One

2000-04-15 Thread andy barnes
What is the quickest, easiest and safest route to get into root when you are logged on as a user, and is it possible to do so without cutting your ISP connection? Cheers Andy

[newbie] Where do Programs Go?

2000-04-15 Thread andy barnes
When you install an RPM, you have to be in root, don't you?? OK..when you install, where does Linux put this program.. Bear with me as I'm used to a Windows environment, where it puts it either onto your C drive or into Program Files on C drive, and you kind find an .exe even if you can't see

Re: [newbie] Where do Programs Go?

2000-04-15 Thread andy barnes
e Cheers Andy Seve -Original Message- From: andy barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, April 15, 2000 8:32 AM Subject: [newbie] Where do Programs Go? When you install an RPM, you have to be in root, don't you?? OK..when you in

[newbie] Mounting 2nd CD

2000-04-15 Thread andy barnes
I have a CD rom and CD RW.. I cannot get a read of the CDRW. Both Drives are identified correctly, and both have icons on the desktop. Any ideas? Cheers Andy

[newbie] Hey..IT WORKS...

2000-04-12 Thread andy barnes
Stephen Bosch..Thank you VERY MUCH :-))) As I'm posting this from a Linux session, I am one step closer!! The mistake I was making was where I was putting the DNS settings (DOH!!!). I'll get onto the X problem soon... But while I'm here.. The fonts in Netscape are AWFUL, and it only gives