Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] BDI Installs

Hi Ian,

OK, I see that. Lots of files! Now to figure out what I need.

Thanks,

Alan KM6VV


Ian Wright wrote:

>
> Good, your getting there. I said you'd get confused by 'root' - we're used
> to the base directory of the windows or dos system being referred to as root
> but, for some reason, unix refers to the administrative user of the system
> as 'root' which is what you probably logged in as. So, because of this, the
> directory 'owned' by the administrator is also called 'root' directory (same
> as, if you created a user called 'alan', you will find a directory called
> 'alan' in /usr/local or somewhere close.
> So, because the 'root' directory is really the home directory (or I should
> really say 'folder') of the user 'root' it is a sub-directory of the base
> '/' (which is colloquially called root also).
> As Paul said, linux always has a number of different ways of doing the same
> thing and so you can install .rpm packages by using the package manager
> direct from the applications menu, by going straight to the CD from the
> desktop icon and clicking on the appropriate file, or by using the file
> manager (house icon), navigating to the file and clicking on it. You can
> also install the rpm file from the command line in a terminal window.
> The reason you see so many rpms is that each one is a different program -
> many are installed as part of the original setup but there are still plenty
> of 'extras' to choose from. Whereas windows is basically one big package
> with all the options already there whether you want them or not, Linux is
> made up of many smaller part programs which you can choose to install or
> not - provided you have the basic kernel (about 800Kb) there together with
> any module information files you have chosen to support your hardware, you
> can make the rest of the installation as big or lean as you want and it will
> still work.
>
> Ian
> --
> Ian W. Wright
> Sheffield UK
> www.iw63.freeserve.co.uk
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Marconett KM6VV" <KM6VV@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: 21 July 2001 19:53
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] BDI Installs, EMC/Gecko/Parallel Port
> interface
>
> > Hi Ian,
> >
> > So that's what the house is for. I'm still wondering why "root" is not
> > the root of the file hierarchy. ;>)
> >
> > I found the CD under it, also there is a CD on the "desktop" that takes
> > me to the "CD repository on the BDI CD". And RPM generates BDI RPM's.
> > Then I see 100's of .rpm's, looks like one for every file! Not just
> > the 4 or so "package" choices seen on the install. Tried ecgs and ecgs
> > C++, they installed. Now to figure out WHAT packages I need.
> >