Re: LINUX basics

Ian,

I installed Dragonlinux75 on a older laptop so I could take it on vacation and
spend some leisure time learning some basics. (I also have a desktop pc
setup with
RH 5.2).

I did learn a number of things using DL75, but I never could get it to
mount a floppy.

The documentation for DL75 is slim at best. I had the book which came with
RH5.2
and the ebooks from the RH5.2 cds on a second laptop for references.
Learned how
to make and remove directories and files, create and edit text files, move and
rename files, etc.

The best discovery was a file manager program called "Midnight Commander"
which is
included with DL75. Just type "mc" (without the quotes) and press enter. MC
will
let you browse directories, view text files, edit text files (great for
config files)
copy, make and remove dir. and so forth. Saves an awful lot of typing. MC
is also
part of the RH5.2 installation.

There are a number of man files included in DL75, but if you try to access
them
you get a message about manconfg no configured or something. Couldn't figure
out what to do next. (I'm that way with most of this Linux stuff.)

Since returning from vacation I have installed the rt patches to RH5.2 and the
EMC software. Haven't had any luck getting emc to run. Matt Shaver and others
have been helpful but no go yet.

Bob
emc



At 03:04 PM 7/3/99 +0100, you wrote:

>From: "Ian W. Wright" <Ian@...>
>
>HI all,
>
>As a precursor to getting a full LINUX system up and running (still
>saving for a big enough hard disk for the spare computer) I have
>downloaded and set up the Dragon Linux 75 mini-system which fits in only
>about 20Mb on the normal PC. Having done this, and apparently getting it
>working OK, I am now stuck! All the documentation I have found so far on
>the web seems to assume a starting level of competence way ahead of me
>and I find that I can't even work out how to do simple things like get
>the program to tell me what is on a floppy disk or install a simple word
>processor.
>Does anyone know of idiot level starter documentation or have any
>experience with Dragon Linux. I appreciate that this cut-down version
>will have some limitations which will disappear when I can get my copy
>of Redhat 5.2 and Xwindows loaded but surely it should have the
>wherewithall to perform the simple basic operating tasks - if I can't
>master this, what chance am I going to have with EMC????! ;o)
>
>Best wishes
>
>Ian
>
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