[newbie] Linux Configuration

2000-09-03 Thread Kelvin Ng
Hi ; I'm newbie in Unix /Linux and very intesting to learn more how to manipulate Linux . Therefore , I need some advise from Linux guru . Q1) I recently installed Linux running in my laptop (Model : AcerMate 520T), and intend to install X window . But my problem is I can't see X windows

Re: [newbie] virtual terminals

1999-09-02 Thread kelvin
Well u can start multiple X sessions ... (be careful abt your resources though like ram etc)... ALT-F1 then startx -- :1 then CTRL-ALT-F2 and startx -- :2 then you have one X on CTRL-ALT-F7 and another on CTRL-ALT-F8! the one and two after the colon is the display number (i think) so it can be

Re: [newbie] Star Office

1999-09-02 Thread kelvin
StarOffice is a product of a company originating in Germany called Star Division. If I am not wrong StarOffice 5.1 comes with the Linux Mandrake 6 PowerPack. You can download StarOffice from their website to try but it is a pretty hefty dwnload at 60-70 MB. The download edition is free for

Re: [newbie] Can't compile program

1999-08-28 Thread kelvin
I guess one of the things you have not gotten to installing is also a mail client ... but it is okay ... one thing at a time ... If the package you got is a RPM package then all u need to do is su to root and then "rpm -Uvh packagename" to install it. If the package is a source tarball. The

Re: [newbie] Linux for home consumers?

1999-08-16 Thread kelvin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On this topic i agree with both Dan Brown and Aaron deRozario. Aaron has a point in that Linux is not difficult to learn or has a steep learning curve. It is just that users find it difficult 'cos they still have the Windows mindset. Example...I

Re: [newbie] Slower Modem Speed in Linux

1999-07-05 Thread kelvin
On 5 Jul, Lei Tie wrote: Hi. Just recently installed mandrake 6.0 (workstation) got the kkkp working after resetting the pnp modem's jumper. The modem is on COM2 and using IRQ 3. The problem I have is Netscape is about 3-4 slower that it was in windows. Even file downloading. But the

Re: [newbie] aterms..

1999-07-01 Thread kelvin
On 1 Jul, Flight16 wrote: I've been wondering this too. Please tell us the secret, somebody. hevnsnt wrote: Ok this might be a dumb question, but how do I make my terms transparent like you see in all of the screen shots? -Bill i cannot remember how aterms do transparency but i

Re: [newbie] HTML editor

1999-06-30 Thread kelvin
On 30 Jun, Jeanette Russo wrote: What is a good HTML editor that will install and run easily from Mandrake 5.3? Jeanette The most out of the box solution is netscape composer (assuming installed netscape from mandrake). There are other good HTML editors out there...There is asWedit and u can

Re: Re(3): [newbie] Kppp problems

1999-06-30 Thread kelvin
On 30 Jun, James Caldwell wrote: I have another question, is there a way to set it up so that every time I login fortune runs like on most servers running linux? --- James Caldwell Woodberry Forest , Virginia , 22989 telephone @ school 672-3900 home # (540) 825- 3837