[klug] linux install

[Dean Cooper]

nope, it cant find the file.

I downloaded it to a folder on the destop i created called "downloads". I 
then hit the configure icon and that is as far as i have been able to get.

Dean

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Robinson" <mark.robinson at paradise.net.nz>
To: "Kapiti Coast Linux Users Group" <klug at linux.net.nz>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [klug] linux install


> Dean Cooper wrote:
>> Ok, downloaded it, clicked  on configure and everything went through ok.
>>
>> Now what? how do i run the program? there is no icon anywhere.
>>
>> Sorry, but i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO lame !
>>
>> Dean
>
> Hi Dean,
>
> Xandros uses KDE desktop environment. In most KDE installations Alt/F2 
> will bring up a 'Run' box. try typing gtk-gnutella in there. Sometimes you 
> need to log out and back in again before programs you have installed will 
> show up in the menus.
>
> One of the beauties of linux is that most things can be done from the 
> "command line". I'm sorry that I am unfamiliar with Xandros but these 
> concepts at least should be general to most linux distributions. Like 
> windows it can often be very hard to find information on the basics.
>
> You can jump from the GUI to a 'terminal' using ctrl/alt/F1 through to 
> ctrl/alt/F6 (that's all configurable but most systems are like this). From 
> a
> 'terminal' you can get back to the GUI with ctrl/alt/F7.
>
> Once you have a terminal (and you can have six at a time) you can use many 
> commands. Some basics are
>
> pwd tells you which directory you are in
> id tells you who you are logged in as
> su changes user (changes to the root user by default)
> ls lists files
> ls -al / extended information on all files in root directory
> ls --help shows help on ls
> man ls shows manpage for ls
> cd change directory
> mkdir make directory
> rm remove file - you want to be a bit careful with this,
> by default it will not ask you 'Are you sure" and
> 'rm -rf /' will remove every file on the machine
> ps auxf displays a list of running processes
>
> Terminals should be available on just about all linux systems, even those 
> that do not have a windowing system installed.
>
> Going back to KDE, try running konsole. This should produce an xterm which 
> is a bit more user friendly than a straight terminal as you can cut and 
> paste, and if you run a GUI program it will find the GUI.
>
> There's a knowledge base of Xandros specific stuff on the Xandros website 
> at http://xandros.com/. The Linux Documentation Project at http://tdlp.org 
> is often useful and there will be all sorts of documentation hidden away 
> on your computer.
>
> find / -iname '*howto*' | less
>
> (that finds all the files on the computer with howto in their name 
> ignoring case and filters the results through less, a paging program which 
> prevents the output all whizzing off the screen. Press Q to exit.
>
> ctrl/Pgup lets you scroll up in a terminal or xterm.
>
> It really does help to have one of those old fashioned book things which 
> explains the basics and gives examples and which you can flick through in 
> the real world when your computer refuses to do anything at all.
>
> must away
> Mark
>
>
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