how would i get that off the cdrom? i know mount /dev/cdrom will mount it but how do i actually access the cdrom? Nancy Sollars wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "robert jorgenson" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 2:10 PM > Subject: Re: Question > > > well as of now i dont know how to install xfree because i cant get yast or > yast2 to work(they will open but wont install stuff, yast2 > > does some wierd stuff to, it will die and the command prompt will be > written over the yast2 program interface one right after the other) > > for some reason and i have a P1 133 mhz processor > > okies for 1 i would not build xfree on that box ( its gunna take ages and i > mean ages a day at least ) > > yast will install stuff you must have the cd in the drawer then select from > the menu installation you can then add / remove packages. > > or you may want to find the RPMS on the cd's and just use the rpm -i > xfree.rpm rpm where xfree.rpm is the X package.. > > I dont use suse so i dont know what they are calling their rpms these days > ... > > > > > Nancy Sollars wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "robert jorgenson" > > > To: "PLUG" > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 11:55 AM > > > Subject: Question > > > > > > > WoW this is gonna sound dumb but...i am completely new to linux and i > > > > was wondering if there was a website i could go to that has a list of > > > > like basic commands and what you can do with them. Again i know this > > > > sounds dumb but i have a computer and i cant do anything with it as of > > > > yet because i cant get X up :( i think my distro cd's are bad...so i > > > > > > What happends when u install Xfree and type startx from the command > line? > > > or does it fail cause you got it set to run level 5 GUI startup? > > > > > > before you embark on building X what speed processor do u have? > > > > > > > wanna connect my box to the internet and download it from an ftp site > > > > and build it myself. But i dont know how to do that yet :( so any help > > > > would be great! > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > doesn't > > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss