Tried all but mc - which I use a lot - really nice. :)
Thanks.
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On 1/17/00, 10:27:37 PM, Warren Doney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
regarding Re: [newbie] Stupid questions:
"Ty C. Mixon" wrote:
Now for my stupid question, and I should know the answer but . . .
Glad your an expert. You can now move to the expert list
Goodbye
On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, you wrote:
If you people would read the documentation that comes with EVERY version of
LINUX you could probably answer about 90 percent of the RE-ITERATED stupid
questions that get asked. Get with the
Sean,
Is this link correct I can't seem to get to it.
www.linuxdocs.org
partition as
/boot. The rest of the partitions are your call.
Also, you may need to read the Ultra-DMA mini- HOWTO.
HTH,
Matt
From: Rodger Boots [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [newbie] Stupid questions
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:36:46 -0600
Steven P Hull wrote:
If you people would read the documentation that comes with EVERY version of
LINUX you could probably answer about 90 percent of the RE-ITERATED stupid
questions that get asked. Get with the program people. Look in you HOWTO's
that come on the CD's. They are also
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Stupid questions
Steven P Hull wrote:
If you people would read the documentation that comes with EVERY version
of
LINUX you could probably answer about 90 percent of the RE-ITERATE
Hey! Real men don't read instructions! :-)
MarkP
If you people would read the documentation that comes with EVERY version of
LINUX you could probably answer about 90 percent of the RE-ITERATED stupid
questions that get asked. Get with the program people. Look in you HOWTO's
that
A common newbie dilemma is "Where do I turn for help?" Instead of calling
his/her question "stupid," it would be much more productive if we pointed
this person in the right direction toward the answer.
Another problem
Where do I get help when my computer won't work?
After loading
Well fdisk /MBR will restore your master boot record to what it was
before you changed it. But it should be a last ditch effort before using it.
JohnC
Mark Potochnik wrote:
A common newbie dilemma is "Where do I turn for help?" Instead of calling
his/her question "stupid," it would be
Yeah, but real men don't ask for help either.
Ask me ANYTHING about DOS or windows and I will probably be able to fix it, but
trying to get Linux started is baffling the hell out of me. And I've been in
computers since the time when:
1) You want a computer? BUILD it.
2) DOS didn't
Rodger Boots wrote:
Yeah, but real men don't ask for help either.
Ask me ANYTHING about DOS or windows and I will probably be able to fix it, but
trying to get Linux started is baffling the hell out of me. And I've been in
computers since the time when:
1) You want a computer? BUILD
Mandrake. It is a site that's specific to Linux Mandrake and designed
specifically for newbies. I've used it plenty of times.
best,
Matt
From: "Wendell E. Gragg" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Stupid questions
Date: Mon, 17 Jan
What is the best book out there so a newbie can look up real answers for
questions
MarkP
Sensei at linuxnewbie.org put together a list of books that are suggested
reading for newbies. Have a look see. :)
Sean
Mark Potochnik wrote:
What is the best book out there so a newbie can look up real answers for
questions
MarkP
I started and still use Running Linux by O'reilly..
Mark Potochnik wrote:
What is the best book out there so a newbie can look up real answers for
questions
MarkP
Jeff Moroski wrote:
I'll agree that many of the questions asked on this list may seem trivial at
times, but this is the newbie list. If you're upset by the whole thing, why
not just take yourself off the list?
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From: Steven P Hull [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
"Mark Potochnik" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is the best book out there so a newbie can look up real answers for
questions
MarkP
I like "Running Linux" by Matt Walsh (O'Reilly) for "general Linux questions.
If you like using KDE, try "Practical
Mark Potochnik wrote:
A common newbie dilemma is "Where do I turn for help?" Instead of calling
his/her question "stupid," it would be much more productive if we pointed
this person in the right direction toward the answer.
Another problem
Where do I get help when my computer won't
I bought the "Red Hat Linux Bible" by Christopher Negrus at my local
bookstore. It's geared more to RH than Mandrake. But, what I have read seems to
be promising. It's an easy read. There is also "Linux for Dummies" out there.
Haven't bought that one.
On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Mark Potochnik wrote:
"Ty C. Mixon" wrote:
Now for my stupid question, and I should know the answer but . . .
I've got a tar file, and I've tried using 'tar -x filename to untar
it, but it ain't working. It was originally a tar.bz, and bunzip2
brought out the tar fine. I'm trying to install jre, but can't
But then again there's people like me that can't get to the online manuals
because I can't get Linux loaded. And I LOST the printed manuals! (Just
business as usual here!)
Steven P Hull wrote:
If you people would read the documentation that comes with EVERY version of
LINUX you could
I'll agree that many of the questions asked on this list may seem trivial at
times, but this is the newbie list. If you're upset by the whole thing, why
not just take yourself off the list?
-Original Message-
From: Steven P Hull [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000
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Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Stupid questions
But then again there's people like me that can't get to the online manuals
because I can't get Linux loaded. And I LOST the printed manuals! (Just
business as usual here!)
Steven P Hull wrote:
If you people
There are of course recources on the internet;
www.linuxnewbie.org
www.linuxdocs.org
Various BBS like the ones at linuxnewbie and
anandtech. There are the HOWTO's on the CD and this
list. ;) I don't think that all questions asked are
stupid but I do agree that a little reading or
investigation
program
loaded to can still access them from the CD or the website. The cd is not
linux only and can be read by any html program.
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