Re: Serial Port Terminal Emulation problems in Ubuntu

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Author: Lisa Kachold
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Serial Port Terminal Emulation problems in Ubuntu
On 7/31/09, Ryan Rix <> wrote:
> On Fri 31 July 2009 7:19:28 pm Lisa Kachold wrote:
>> On 7/31/09, Jim March <> wrote:
>> > Quoting:
>> >>>sudo apt-get install pico<<
>> >
>> > If I'm reading this right, the editor in question resides on the box
>> > he's diddling with, NOT the Ubuntu box. So unless the router he's
>> > configuring is running a Debian family OS (unlikely, right?) this
>> > won't work :)
>>
>> His problem was stated as:
>>
>> --quote
>>
>> I am using Ubuntu at work, were connect to a Linux based Ether
>> switch/router both by serial port and by telnet.
>>
>> ---end quote
>>
>> There are a great number of debian linux switches (like IpCop):
>>
>> But hey, thanks for not stereotyping me; I love being corrected just
>> like one of the guys!
>
> In that case; does he have root on the box(en) to do the install?
>
> ---
> Ryan Rix


None of it matters as the problem was solved with my #0 solution:

nano/pico allow for a key stroke combination of either

^o
or
ESC ESC o

to save.

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