Re: [newbie] Downloads and Installs

2004-08-17 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Monday 16 August 2004 21:56, BJ Tracy wrote: > On Monday 16 August 2004 12:28 am, Charlie Mahan wrote: > SNIP > > SNIP > Thanks for your help..however, I installed clamav and sql from > the Mandrake Control Center and checked and they are installed. I > rebooted(habit) and still cannot fin

Re: [newbie] Downloads and Installs

2004-08-17 Thread John Richard Smith
BJ Tracy wrote: Hello All, I have a number of books on Linux and find them to be a wealth of knowledge but they are really vague when it comes to downloads and installations. Can someone suggest a good book that will walk me thru a download and installation. I may be making this harder than it

Re: [newbie] Downloads and Installs

2004-08-17 Thread Derek Jennings
On Tuesday 17 Aug 2004 03:56, BJ Tracy wrote: > On Monday 16 August 2004 12:28 am, Charlie Mahan wrote: SNIP > Thanks for your help..however, I installed clamav and sql from the > Mandrake Control Center and checked and they are installed. I > rebooted(habit) and still cannot find the progra

Re: [newbie] Downloads and Installs

2004-08-16 Thread BJ Tracy
On Monday 16 August 2004 12:28 am, Charlie Mahan wrote: SNIP > > A couple of NEWBIE questions: > > 1) When you download a program such as clamav, where should you down > > load to? A temp file in the usr file? > > I would either: > > Open Mandrake Control Centre, go to the Software Management sect

Re: [newbie] Downloads and Installs

2004-08-16 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Sunday 15 August 2004 11:24 pm, BJ Tracy wrote: > A couple of NEWBIE questions: > 1) When you download a program such as clamav, where should you down load > to? A temp file in the usr file? You might want to create a default directory for all downloads and set your apps, browsers, etc. to d

Re: [newbie] Downloads and Installs

2004-08-16 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Sunday 15 August 2004 22:24, BJ Tracy wrote: > Hello All, > > I have a number of books on Linux and find them to be a wealth of > knowledge but they are really vague when it comes to downloads and > installations. > > Can someone suggest a good book that will walk me thru a download and > instal

Re: [newbie] Downloads and Installs

2004-08-16 Thread John Wilson
On August 15, 2004 08:24 pm, BJ Tracy wrote: > Hello All, > > I have a number of books on Linux and find them to be a wealth of knowledge > but they are really vague when it comes to downloads and installations. > > Can someone suggest a good book that will walk me thru a download and > installatio

Re: [newbie] Downloads and Installs

2004-08-15 Thread Charlie Mahan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 15 August 2004 21:24:09, BJ Tracy wrote: > Hello All, > > I have a number of books on Linux and find them to be a wealth of knowledge > but they are really vague when it comes to downloads and installations. > > Can someone suggest a good boo

[newbie] Downloads and Installs

2004-08-15 Thread BJ Tracy
Hello All, I have a number of books on Linux and find them to be a wealth of knowledge but they are really vague when it comes to downloads and installations. Can someone suggest a good book that will walk me thru a download and installation. I may be making this harder than it is, but I have